Director - Geo Operations

Kraken • USA

Company

Kraken

Location

USA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Building the Future of Crypto

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

The Global Operations team provides regulatory and operational leadership in our regions. Kraken is a global company that combines a set of highly regulated products with highly innovative crypto specific products. This requires local leaders to interface with regulators ensure local compliance adapt products to local standards manage local entities and businesses and provide on-the-ground market leadership.

We are seeking a leader to coordinate global initiatives that influence our core regions. You will report to the VP & Global Managing Director and support strategic initiatives priority projects cross-geo initiatives and standardization across our regions.

The opportunity

  • Lead cross-geo projects influencing multiple regions

  • Lead priority global markets projects

  • Maintain project tracking for all geo initiatives; this includes prioritization and resource deployment as well as cross-functional collaboration

  • Manage Markets Team quarterly and annual planning as well as budgeting

  • Provide strategic support for Global Managing Director  (including executive reporting updates proposals etc)

  • Ad hoc strategy development for new proposals - from ideation to action planning

  • Provide leadership in establishing and tracking OKRs

Skills You Should HODL

  • 10+ years of experience in financial services and/or crypto

  • Experience with financial services regulatory and compliance initiatives

  • Strong familiarity with how crypto businesses operate - fiat and crypto custody exchange operations order book broker models staking OTC trading etc

  • Strong understanding of blockchain and crypto concepts with the capability to explain highly technical concepts to less familiar parties

  • Extensive experience in project management; achieving outcomes with excellent cross-functional communication

  • Excellent organizational skills; experience in standardizing processes across multiple functions and geographies

  • Strong financial analysis experience; able to analyze a potential strategy and consider quantitative cost/benefit

  • Excellent communication skills; able to write persuasive and comprehensive memos slide decks and analyses

  • Experience working autonomously but able to roll up your sleeves and achieve high velocity results

  • Strong crypto ethos

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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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09/19/2024

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