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 .

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The team

The Growth Marketing team is responsible for delivering user and revenue growth across each of our product verticals and key geographies. It's a fast-growing team full of some of the best marketing talent in the world with deep expertise and conviction in the crypto space.

Kraken is seeking a Director Lifecycle Marketing to focus on key activation retention and reactivation efforts that enhance our client experience while delivering revenue upside for the business. This leader will be responsible for owning the overarching lifecycle and CRM strategy across a portfolio of products and lead a team focused on engaging and retaining clients through  a variety of communication channels including (but not limited to) email push and in-app notifications.

This role requires a high degree of cross-functional collaboration with teams to plan and complete shared goals delivering seamless experiences across web app and lifecycle channels. The ideal candidate will have strategy and leadership experience in creating innovative and engaging lifecycle programs in a results-driven environment. You should have proven success improving metrics across activation retention and reactivation plus experience developing ambitious experimentation roadmaps. All of this should come with a highly data-driven customer-centric approach.

This role involves working in a dynamic fast-paced and feedback-driven environment to solve complex business problems where you will be given the opportunity to add value from day one in an incredible visible role in the organization.

The opportunity

• Lead the strategy for lifecycle programs involving a mix of push in-app email and SMS delivering best-in-class member communications that increase activation onboarding transactions and other actions that improve client quality.

• Build and support a team of hard-working mission-driven lifecycle marketers.

• Own lifecycle OKRs and metrics with strong intuition and foresight to identify size and prioritize opportunities that inform a lifecycle roadmap to generate a meaningful contribution toward shared and team goals.

• Monitor performance of marketing programs generate data-driven hypotheses that inform strategies for journeys and campaigns and identify areas for improvement in our strategy.

• Continuously improve through an ongoing lifecycle experiment roadmap covering both short-term campaigns and long-term series testing across incentives creative content features and cadence deriving insights to tangibly impact initiatives across the org.

• Execute thoughtful experimentation to unlock high-impact campaigns and leverage automation to maximize engagement & retention throughout the whole customer lifecycle.

• Be a key stakeholder in growth across the company keeping leadership updated on the progress being made and working closely with the wider business to drive incremental value.

Skills you should HODL

• 10+ years of experience with a proven ability leading the development of complex lifecycle/CRM programs from strategy-to-execution (a particular focus on acquisition and/or onboarding experiences is a plus).

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to define and articulate a vision earn trust with stakeholders and champion collaboration that improves client growth.

• In-depth knowledge of marketing automation/CRM systems with experience pushing the boundaries of what those platforms can do.

• Expertise in customer segmentation strategies and subscriber management across multiple channels (omni-channel).

• Comfort operating in a sometimes ambiguous and/or shifting space; adaptability and ability to identify emerging areas of opportunity.

• Experience using data and insights to inform requirements ideas and strategies with hands-on experience with related tools/concepts being a plus: Excel A/B testing Relational databases Braze Tableau etc.

• Experience in high growth companies and within the Crypto industry is advantageous

• Knowledgable and passionate about Crypto

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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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