Sr. Product Program Manager - Staked

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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.

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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.

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The Team

At Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, the Staked team, now part of Kraken Institutional since Kraken's acquisition in December 2021, specializes in enabling non-custodial staking solutions tailored for institutional clients. Staked offers staking services across 40+ proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, managing billions in delegated assets. Trusted by top investors and cryptocurrency exchanges, Staked ensures optimal staking rewards. 

As a member of our team, you will play a crucial role in facilitating secure and efficient participation by institutions in staking activities on newly launched blockchains, promoting decentralization and delivering economic benefits to institutional investors in the digital asset space.

This is a fully remote opportunity for candidates based in the United States.

The Opportunity

Manage entire new blockchain lifecycle and maintain multi-workstream product roadmap

• Schedule and conduct discovery calls with protocol teams

• Track timelines and ensure we meet all deadlines for testnets and mainnet launches

• Research protocols to understand their purpose, how they work, etc.

• Gather technical requirements and create comprehensive tickets in JIRA for Blockops, Observability, Infra and AppDev teams

• Prepare Executive Level Summary as part of the annual and quarterly planning processes based on planning in JIRA / AirTable

• Document staking mechanics and protocol economics in Confluence

• Monitor announcement channels in Discord, Slack, etc. and interface with protocol teams for new developments, status updates …