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Marcos Cruz

Product Manager

๐Ÿ“ New York, NY

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Senior Product Manager with 7+ years in crypto and fintech. Built a DeFi derivatives trading platform from zero to $100M+ in managed assets. Deep background in onchain financial products, stablecoin research for Latin American emerging markets, and payment systems. Ships production AI apps independently (Claude API, Next.js, Supabase).

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 100,000

Skills

DeFi & Derivatives10/10
0-to-1 Product Development10/10
Prompt Engineering10/10
Product Strategy9/10
Onchain Analytics9/10
Data Analytics (8/10)Go-to-Market (8/10)Market Making (8/10)User Research (8/10)Agile/Scrum (8/10)API Integrations (8/10)Claude API (8/10)Crypto Payments (8/10)Stablecoins (8/10)A/B Testing (7/10)Figma (6/10)Amplitude (6/10)SQL (6/10)Next.js (6/10)TypeScript (5/10)

Work Experience

Product Manager

Stryke

Sept 2021 โ€” May 2025

Built flagship onchain derivatives platform from concept to $100M+ in managed assets. Drove 2-5x options volume by pivoting from retail to market makers. Led complex cross-platform migration in 48-hour window with zero downtime. Authored and secured $2M in growth capital. Built internal analytics platform tracking DeFi metrics. Led team of 5 engineers.

Product Manager / Associate Product Manager

Bold

Jan 2019 โ€” Sept 2021

Drove 20% CVR increase and 2x new visitor traffic through full redesign of resume directory and international web properties across 3 markets. Launched career community product. Managed lifecycle for 5 products contributing to $1M in profitability.

Product Analyst

Uva

Apr 2018 โ€” Dec 2018

Launched orders management tool reducing dispatching time by 90%. Built e-commerce site and implemented technical SEO, achieving #1 Google ranking for food delivery in Puerto Rico and 10% sales increase.

Education

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

B.S.B.A. ยท Management Information Systems

2010 โ€“ 2016