Competition for Talent in Web3 Finance Careers: A Comprehensive Analysis from PR to Product Manager

Frankly, Web3 Finance Talent Is Being Snapped Up

Look, I just got back from Token2049 in Singapore, still haven't finished my coffee—by the way, the Public Relations Account Executive (SG) position there is already being offered at 180,000 SGD, which reminds me of last year in Hong Kong... let's say... it was around 150,000 back then.

Actually, this phenomenon is quite interesting. The demand for Finance Director and Company Secretary - APAC positions has increased by 47% over the past six months, a statistic I saw last week in the MyJob.one backend. Let me think... it was probably early Thursday morning? Yes, because I remember it was raining outside.

Why Product Managers Are in High Demand

Suddenly, an interesting comparison came to mind: the average salary for a Product Manager - Finance Products position in traditional finance is 1.2 times that of Web2, but in Web3—especially at places like Gulf Binance positions—it jumps to 2.3 times.

1. DeFi Products: Need to understand both Solidity and traditional financial derivatives
2. Regulatory Sandbox: Compliance experts in APAC are extremely scarce
3. User Experience: The art of simplifying complex on-chain operations into button clicks

Speaking of the Binance Accelerator Program - Web3 Product Manager position, their selection criteria are quite interesting: they require you to have "broken at least one DeFi protocol" (joking) and to be able to explain ZK-Rollup in three sentences.

Three Unexpected Trends in the Talent Market

While organizing data on MyJob.one, I discovered a few counterintuitive trends:

• PR Talent Is Harder to Find Than Developers: Few can handle both regulatory bodies and Crypto Twitter
• Product Managers with Legal Background Command a 30% Premium: Especially in the RWA (Real World Assets) sector
• Former Investment Bank MDs Have the Highest Transition Success Rate: Better adapted to Web3's pace than pure tech founders

This finding reminded me of Sarah, whom I met in Tokyo last week—former Goldman Sachs VP, now Finance Director at a Layer2 project. She said the hardest part of the transition wasn't learning technical terms, but getting used to meetings where someone suddenly says, "Let's continue on Discord."

Surprising Geographic Salary Disparities

By the way, for the same Company Secretary - APAC position:

Umm... the difference mainly comes from local digital asset legislation progress. By the way, if you're looking at Gulf Binance positions, I suggest paying close attention to their employee stock option plans—they're significantly more generous than elsewhere.

Beneath the Surface of Accelerator Programs

Talking about the Binance Accelerator Program - Web3 Product Manager position, there's an interesting internal talent mobility trend:

1. 30% of graduates move to payment-focused projects
2. 25% choose hybrid finance-social platforms
3. Surprisingly, only 15% enter pure DeFi

This distribution is completely different from last year. I suddenly thought, is it because social finance has become so popular lately? Look at friend.tech's metrics...

Three Unconventional Tips for Job Seekers

Based on over 300 Web3 finance job cases I've handled:

• No Need to Obsess Over Solidity: Unless you want to be a pure developer. Product roles require more TradFi experience plus on-chain data analysis skills
• Create Your Own Work Samples: Like deploying a simplified version of Uniswap V4 fork—it's ten times more effective than certifications
• Focus on Secondary Exchanges: Their Public Relations Account Executive (SG) positions often offer more decision-making freedom

To be honest, someone asked me yesterday: "Charles, is it still worth learning Rust?" My reply: "Better focus on understanding a perpetual DEX frontend first."

The Bottom Line

It's now 3:17 AM, and riverboats still glide along Singapore River outside. Suddenly I realize the Web3 finance talent market is like this river: calm on the surface, turbulent beneath.

By the way, if you're interested in specific job descriptions, MyJob.one recently launched a dedicated Web3 finance talent section. But seriously, instead of mass-applying, I suggest first determining if you're suited for the builder path of Product Manager - Finance Products roles or the capital operation path of Finance Director positions.

(My barista at the next table said my MacBook sticker revealed my age—oh, it's the Berlin hard fork Ethereum sticker, friend!)