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Henri Ots

Henri Ots

Twelve years in fintech, five in DeFi. 3+ years shipping vaults/strategies, contract–UI integrations, and analytics; led end‑to‑end launches with partners like Noble and Lido.

📍 New York, NY (open to relocate / remote)•GitHub: henrio123•LinkedIn: henri-ots

Profile

DeFi engineer and product manager with 3+ years shipping vaults, strategies, and analytics at Sommelier. Blend of hands-on UI/UX, smart contract integrations, and product ownership. Earlier career in fintech building credit scoring models and risk systems, giving me a strong foundation in data-driven product management.

Experience

Sommelier Finance (remote)

DeFi Engineer & Product Manager | 2022–Present
  • 3+ years building and launching DeFi vaults and strategies (incl. ERC‑4626).
  • Planned and coordinated vault launches end‑to‑end: roadmap, syncs, testing, docs, competitor analysis.
  • Implemented deposit/withdraw flows; simplified user journeys across devices and researched DeFi UX patterns.
  • Integrated on‑chain vault contracts with UI; built APIs/indexers to power product data.
  • Set up attribution and conversion tracking; drove product analytics (SQL/Python).
  • Delivered front‑end in TypeScript/React; shaped UX in Figma; led agile ceremonies.
  • Worked with Noble, Lido and other partners on ROI/growth alignment.

Fresh Finance / Inbank / Aasa (Estonia & Poland)

Product Manager & Business Analyst | 2014–2022
  • Built and optimized credit scoring models using SQL and BI tools.
  • Researched new data sources for fraud prevention and risk reduction.
  • Directed product roadmaps and delivered process improvements.
  • Collaborated with technical teams to integrate credit risk models.
  • Earlier roles in credit analysis and leadership, refining loan decisions and reporting.

Education

MSc, Business IT – Tallinn University of Technology (2018)
Thesis: Credit Scoring Model with Mobile Data
BA, Business Administration – Tallinn University (2013)

Skills

DeFi & Web3
VaultsERC-20ERC-4626Smart ContractsSolidityFoundry/Hardhat
Frontend & Tools
ReactTypeScriptVercelGitHub
Product & UX
Product ManagementUI/UX ResearchLaunch Coordination
Analytics & Data
SQLData AnalyticsAttribution TrackingConversion Funnels
AI-Powered Workflows
CursorChatGPT-5FirefliesLovo AI
Other
Agile/KanbanProject Management