Group Product Manager - Platform Custody & Crypto Funding

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!

The team

Kraken Foundations is an innovative division within Kraken, dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of our back-office operations. Our team focuses on developing and refining the essential 'rails' and internal tools that are vital for the business to operate effectively and scale. We achieve this through increased automation, process optimization, and by leveraging advanced technology to maximize efficiency.

We work in close collaboration with key operational teams including customer support, onboarding, fraud, compliance, and extend our partnerships to sales, marketing, and account management. Our goal is to create robust, user-friendly solutions and infrastructure that enable us to scale our operations without proportionally increasing our headcount.

Join us at this pivotal moment as we build this new team from the ground up. You'll have the unique opportunity to tackle significant challenges and contribute to projects that will accelerate the global adoption of cryptocurrency, all while enhancing enterprise productivity. Be part of a team where your work has a direct impact on our growth and innovation.

The opportunity

• Lead a team of product managers in the development of Kraken’s next generation of products in crypto custody, including the development of the firm’s internal Custody Management solution.

• Manage Product Programs from inception through completion while leveraging your excellent stakeholder management and program management skills, including crypto custody management and cross-chain liquidity management.

• Collaborate with a diverse cross-functional team (Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, UX, UXR, Data and others) to deliver critical product development programs and projects

• Establish roadmaps and milestones, anticipate and manage risks, resolve technical and operational challenges

• Establish and manage product launches, communication forums, artifacts, reporting formats and tools to scale high quality product development operations

• Become a trustful and reliable partner to senior stakeholders

Skills you should HODL

• Comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of crypto custody and wallet management, experience with cross-chain liquidity management.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, other technical or analytical fields, or equivalent practical experience

• Experience working with SQL and APIs

• 10+ years experience working as a product manager or similar role in a technology company, incl. 3+ years experience building and managing teams

• Experience coordinating a full lifecycle of product development, incl. launching features to consumers, through frontend and backend platform development

• Experience working with and coordinating operations of large cross-functional and interdisciplinary working groups (e.g. product management, engineering, data, design, etc.)

• Tenacious, self starter who thrives in understanding the details of complex, cross-functional projects and can effectively distill into actionable project plans.   

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal

• Have the energy and patience to work in a dynamic team and rapidly growing industry, while applying a methodical and analytical mindset 

• Ability to simplify operational and informational complexity, delivering the right message to each stakeholder 

• Ability to exercise technical and product judgment in solving roadblocks 

• Ability to be an influential member of a highly integrated team composed of both technical and non-technical members

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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. 

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