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title: 'Project Manager at CertiK'
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# Project Manager at CertiK

- **Company:** CertiK
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/certik/5f478541-124e-4a56-b85c-72ea3567511b

## Job description

## About the Company

Born from groundbreaking research at Columbia University and Yale University, CertiK is a leading Web3 security company focused on securing blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized applications through cutting-edge security research, formal verification, and AI-powered technology. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, CertiK provides end-to-end security solutions including smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, incident response, and compliance services for some of the largest projects in the digital asset ecosystem. Today, CertiK supports thousands of enterprise clients and Web3 projects globally, with a distributed international team spanning North America, Asia, and Europe. The company is backed by leading investors including Coatue, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital, and has been recognized by organizations such as the World Economic Forum and CB Insights for its contributions to blockchain security innovation.

## About the Role

CertiK’s security consulting team helps blockchain projects and institutions secure their smart contracts, applications, and Web3 infrastructure. We are looking for a Project Manager to manage the delivery of security engagements and keep clients, security engineers, sales and internal teams aligned from kickoff through final report delivery. In this role, you will oversee timelines, maintain project documentation, and serve as the primary point of contact for clients across multiple engagements. You will track progress, follow up on outstanding actions, and keep stakeholders informed to ensure engagements are delivered on time and to a high standard, while providing a smooth client experience.

## Responsibilities

- Coordinate the full lifecycle of security engagements, including kickoff, timeline planning, milestone tracking, report delivery, and closure.
- Coordinate with security engineers, sales and other internal teams to confirm project requirements and ensure smooth handoffs at each stage.
- Identify and escalate project risks such as delays or scope changes, follow through to ensure timely resolution and help refine delivery processes over time.
- Maintain regular communication with clients, providing status updates, confirming timelines and managing change requests.
- Lead client meetings such as kickoff calls and report reviews, support security engineers in presenting findings and remediation recommendations, and coordinate follow-up assessments and retests.

## Requirements

- 3+ years of project management experience, with at least 1 year in the blockchain industry.
- Solid understanding of smart contracts, blockchain security, penetration testing and the ability to discuss technical issues with both security engineers and clients.
- Proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously and coordinating work across multiple teams.
- Experience in client-facing project roles, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

Bonus Points

- Experience at a cybersecurity industrials, particularly in security consulting or assessment delivery.
- Familiarity with the broader Web3 ecosystem, including major blockchains and DeFi protocols.
- Experience working with institutional clients, including financial institutions and enterprises.
- Proficiency in additional languages, such as Mandarin, Spanish, or Portuguese.

The expected annual base salary range for this position in the United States is $90,000 to $120,000. Compensation for candidates outside the United States will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.

#blockchain #startups #hiring

CertiK accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

CertiK is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.

CertiK will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

All CertiK employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

## About CertiK

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CertiK is the largest Web3 security platform, providing end-to-end audit, compliance, and monitoring services for blockchain projects and financial institutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $303.7M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2017 (incorporated as Certified Kernel Tech LLC; LinkedIn lists 2018)
- **Founders**: Prof. Zhong Shao (Yale University) and Prof. Ronghui Gu (Columbia University)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Blockchain Security, Cybersecurity, Web3 Infrastructure, Compliance & Risk Management
- Target customers: B2B – crypto exchanges, DeFi protocols, stablecoin issuers, custodians, enterprises adopting DLT, and public blockchain ecosystems (e.g., Aptos, Ripple, Sandbox, Polygon, BNB Chain, TON)
- Mission/Purpose: “Security, compliance, and risk management for every stage of your Web3 journey” – from launch to scale, enabling projects to build with confidence, integrity, and real-time insights.

## Products & Services
- **Smart Contract Audits**: Manual code review combined with AI‑powered analysis and optional formal verification; supports Solidity, Rust, Go.
- **Formal Verification**: Proprietary hacker‑resistant kernel technology (CertiKOS) derived from academic research at Yale and Columbia.
- **Penetration Testing**: In‑depth assessment of off‑chain components, APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), and Web3 applications.
- **SkyNet**: Real‑time security scoring and monitoring for 17,000+ projects (1.8M monthly active users).
- **SkyInsights**: On‑chain AML/CTF compliance, risk analytics, and transaction monitoring (300M+ address labels, 4,000+ incidents detected since 2020).
- **Proof of Reserves**: Attestation services for exchanges and custodians.
- **Bug Bounty Platform**: Fully managed platform with 0% fees on payouts, connecting projects with a global ethical hacker community.
- **DLT Advisory**: Strategy, architecture design, and security assessments for institutions building or integrating distributed ledger technology.
- **Validator & Node Operations**: Managed infrastructure for blockchain networks.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Over $2 billion (source: LinkedIn, citing leading investors).
- **Key Metrics** (public data):  
  - Annual Revenue: $3.9M (LinkedIn estimate)  
  - Total Funding: $303.7M across 10 rounds (latest Series B in April 2022 led by Tiger Global Management and SoftBank Vision Fund)  
  - $483B market cap assessed, 115,000+ vulnerabilities detected, 90,000+ security audit findings  
  - 5,000+ enterprise clients, 500+ applications secured, 100M+ users protected  
  - Team of 125 employees ( +10.9% YoY growth) across 28 countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Goldmann Sachs, Shunei Capital, Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Hillhouse Investment
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded into AML/CFT compliance (SkyInsights), SOC 2 Type II compliance, and regulatory partnerships in US, Singapire, Hong Kong, Japan, Abu Dhabi, Korea.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Academic Foundaton**: Founded by leading formal‑verification researchers from Yale and Columbia; CertiKOS is a hacker‑resistnt concurrent OS with published peer‑reviewed results.
- **Full‑Lifecycle Security**: One vendor for audits, monitoring, compliance, bug bounties, and node operations – reduces integration complexity for Web3 projects.
- **Scale & Trust**: Largest Web3 security auditor with >5,000 clients, industry recognition (clients inclue Aptos, Ripple, Polygon, BNB Chain).
- **Regultory Alignment**: Proactive invoement in global crypto policy (MiCA, DORA, HKSCF, MAS) gives clients a compliance edge.
- **Dual‑Layer Defense**: Combines AI‑drive analysis with manual expert review and optional formal‑verification – a rarer deep‑tech approach.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding Compliance Sute**: Adding real‑time AML monitoring, risk intelligence, and regulatory advisory to capture institutional and enterprise demand.
- **Deeping AI/Formal Methods**: Leveraging AI to automate more of audit pipeline while maintaining formal verification rigor.
- **Geographic Scope**: Growing regulatory relationships in Asia, Middle East, and Europe to serve global VASPs.
- **Product Diversifiction**: Moving from single‑poit audit services to a full “security + infrastructure” platform (nodes, validators, bug bounties).

## Why Work Here
- **Impactful Mission**: Work on security that protects hundreds of billions in digital assets – directly shaping trust in decentralized finance.
- **Cutting‑Edge Technology**: Daily exposure to formal verification, AI security, blockchain internals, and both Web2/Web3 infrastructure.
- **Global & Remote‑Friendly**: Employees across 28 countries; office in New York but distributed workforce (remote‑first culture likely based on hiring patterns).
- **Career Growth**: Roles from Engineer III to Principal; senior positions in Blockchain Security Engineering (Solity, Rust, Golang) and Formal Methods.
- **Acadamic‑Industry Bridge**: Collaborate with founders who are active professors – access to latest research and top conferences.
- **Perks & Culture**: Not explicitly listed, but professional bug bount platform with 0% fees and team of respected security researchers suggests merit‑based, technically rigorous environment.

## Sources
1. [certik.com/company/about](https://www.certik.com/company/about) – Founders, background
2. [certik.com](https://www.certik.com/) – Products, metrics, client list
3. [certik.com/faq](https://www.certik.com/faq) – Service descriptions
4. [linkedin.com/company/certik](https://www.linkedin.com/company/certik) – Revenue, funding, employee count, valuation
5. [jobs.lever.co/certik](https://jobs.lever.co/certik) – Current job openings

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