Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
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The team
Kraken’s Payments Team is responsible for supercharging our clients’ money with easy, fast, and secure borderless payments. Whether pesos at a neighborhood coffee shop, or yen cross-border back to a family member, we envision a world where clients can spend their money freely however they want. The Pay team ensures our platform has the correct range of tools, with the correct abstraction necessary to enable anyone to realize this vision.
The opportunity
Develop and execute payments strategy: Play a crucial role in shaping the strategy for payments at Kraken, a complex product area impacting the entirety of the business and millions of users.
Stay at the forefront of crypto innovations: Be hyper-aware of the latest trends, cutting-edge developments, and major happenings in the cryptocurrency sphere, leveraging this knowledge to keep our roadmaps competitive and relevant.
Lead cross-functional collaboration: Work hand-in-hand, seamlessly with all teams across the organization to continuously deliver thoughtfully integrated outputs.
Engage with external teams: Build and maintain relationships with external project teams, evaluating their tokens, offering, and roadmap all in efforts to improve Kraken’s product offering.
Shape the future of onchain payments: By joining our team, you will not only contribute to our current success but also have a hand in shaping the future landscape of the movement of money.
Skills you should HODL
Minimum 5+ years of product management experience ideally within payments and/or crypto.
Demonstrated ability in developing and executing product strategy for consumer products from both 0 → 1 as well as at 1M+ scale.
Comprehensive knowledge of the overall crypto ecosystem, technological narratives, composability, stablecoins, etc.
Understanding of payments, remittance, and other related sub-verticals across both web and mobile surface areas.
Proactive mindset, always looking for innovative, yet simple solutions to complex problems.
Experience in data gathering, quantitative analysis, and the ability to translate these into actionable strategies.
Strong interpersonal skills with experience in interacting and collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Strong organizational abilities with the skill to juggle multiple priorities effectively.
Deep understanding of project management principles and best practices.
Passionate about the Crypto space
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This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
