Principal, Product Compliance

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The Team

As Principal, Compliance for Kraken’s Consumer Business Unit, you’ll drive compliance initiatives that fuel our mission to bring world-class crypto products to users worldwide. You’ll work alongside product, engineering, regional and global compliance teams to embed compliance into everything we do—enhancing our ability to deliver safe, accessible, and innovative solutions at scale. This role will play a key part in streamlining compliance workflows, removing friction, and empowering Kraken’s Consumer BU to supercharge growth while meeting regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate is a pragmatic compliance expert who’s all about getting things done—someone who cuts through complexity to build solutions that drive business growth, empower consumers, and meet regulatory standards without slowing us down. You should have strong B2C crypto and/or fintech industry knowledge, and be comfortable working in a fast paced environment. 

The Opportunity

• Partner with Consumer BU leaders to ensure that compliance considerations accelerate, rather than inhibit, product and market expansion.

• Serve as the primary liaison with Kraken’s global compliance teams, ensuring our Consumer products are aligned with regulatory requirements without slowing innovation.

• Develop and implement compliance processes that are efficient, agile, and designed to support rapid product development.

• Provide insights on …