MAWADDA BASIR → GROWTH-FOCUSED | PRODUCT | STRATEGY | OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
I take ideas and whitepapers and turn them into shipped products that last. AI-enabled digital assets product leader with 9+ years owning full product functions at lean, high-growth teams; including roadmapping, team development and mentorship, cross-functional execution, and GTM. I have a track record of building 0 to 1 and scaling 1 to 10 by focusing on user experience, strategy and measurable impact from day 1.
CS / 01Owned product, pricing, ecosystem partnerships and the drops marketing engine for a Web3 domains platform built on ENS / Optimism.
CS / 02Designed, built and launched the token utility and incentive system from a white paper into a gamified ecosystem → truly 0 to 1.
CS / 03Launched security token/RWA issuance and management platform on top of Polymesh and Ethereum.
2026 → Present
Stealth stablecoin rails startup
Context
Early-stage stablecoin infrastructure startup. Advising leadership on product strategy, commercial positioning and go-to-market as the company moves from concept to market.
Accountability
Product-market fit definition, ideal customer profile clarity, go-to-market strategy, and product positioning.
Team
Advisory role; working directly with founders and leadership team.
2024 → Present
Toronto / Onsite
.Box Domains @ Intercap Inc.
Context
Early-stage Web3 startup within a PE firm (Intercap) building a blockchain-based domain platform on ENS / Optimism. Lean 7-person team, no dedicated marketing or BD function, reporting directly to CEO.
Accountability
Domains under management growth, renewal rate, ecosystem partnership pipeline, executive and board reporting, and platform revenue.
Team
Sole product leader with two direct reports: a designer and a community manager.
2023 → 2024
tea Protocol
Context
Early-stage Web3 protocol. Took the whitepaper and launched a full testnet plus embedded growth programs for open source developers.
Accountability
User acquisition, daily active usage, ecosystem participation quality, ecosystem partnership pipeline and token utility adoption across the developer community.
Team
Led and developed a small product team including one junior PM; coordinated across leadership, engineering, ecosystem and marketing.
2022 → 2023
Hunt Analytics
Context
Pre-seed startup, two-person founding team operating at pre-product stage building toward product-market fit.
Accountability
Product-market fit validation, lead generation, early customer discovery to determine whether to build or kill the concept, and raised VC funding at pre-seed.
Team
Co-founder with 2 technical co-founders.
2020 → 2022
Shyft Network · Enjin · CoinDesk (and more)
Context
Embedded as fractional lead across multiple Web3 clients → covering delivery ops, DAO formation, chain upgrades, and 0→1 launches.
Accountability
Engineering delivery velocity, cross-functional decision follow-through, chain upgrade success rate, and client launch KPIs.
Team
Solo operator embedded inside each client's existing product, engineering, BD and marketing teams.
2019 → 2021
Polymath
Context
Regulated infrastructure layer for institutional digital asset issuance under SEC and OSC frameworks.
Accountability
User conversion, revenue growth, schedule variance and release quality across two product teams.
Team
Sr. Product Manager coordinating across two product teams, BD, PMM and marketing.
2016 → 2019
Toronto
Deloitte Canada
Context
Acted as Chief of Staff to blockchain practice leader; Advised institutional and public-sector organizations on early blockchain use cases.
Accountability
Client POCs, internal adoption initiatives, senior leadership communications, ecosystem awareness across the firm, and RFP responses and presentations.
Team
Blockchain SME and functional lead across consulting teams; led internal working groups as Chief of Staff.
Summer, 2015
Toronto
The Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS)
Context
Interned at the CDS, the Canadian equivalent of the DTCC, in their New Businesses Office. I researched and wrote a paper on how the CDS could leverage blockchain technology for cross-border trades clearing and settlement.
Ordered by what matters most for a Web3 product role.
Web3 & Regulated Fintech
Token design, staking, governance, decentralized identity, securities tokens and on-chain checkout.
Strategy & Ops
Translating CEO intent into roadmaps, OKRs, and operating plans; pricing, positioning, and regulated-market GTM.
Leadership & Org Building
Player-coach across product, growth and ops; hiring, coaching, and standing up rituals that make small teams ship like big ones.
Technical Fluency
Working knowledge of blockchain technology, smart contracts, L1/L2 ecosystems, data tooling and integration patterns.
Product Craft
Partner & customer discovery, PRDs, integration scoping, success metrics and post-launch iteration.