Product Manager II - Custody & Funding

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 Desktop Wallet and Kraken Futures .

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

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The team

We are currently seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our growing Payments & Blockchain team with a focus on analyzing and optimizing growth across Kraken’s crypto systems. The Payments & Blockchain team is responsible for the first and last mile of every dollar (digital or fiat) that goes in or out of Kraken as well as driving strategic decisions that improve asset listings and liquidity.

Within this group the Custody team focuses on safeguarding client assets and building the infrastructure that enables secure efficient and scalable crypto custody operations. The team designs and manages custody frameworks that balance operational agility with institutional-grade security standards ensuring that Kraken’s clients (from individual traders to large institutions) can trust the protection and accessibility of their digital assets.

The Custody team partners closely with Engineering Security Compliance and Product teams to develop and maintain wallet infrastructure across hot warm and cold environments oversee private key management and continuously strengthen the systems that protect client funds. Their work is foundational to Kraken’s reputation for reliability resilience and trust in the global crypto landscape.

The opportunity

• Manage Product Initiatives 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 artefacts reporting formats and tools to scale high quality product development operations

Skills you should HODL

• Must have a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of crypto custody and wallet management experience with cross-chain liquidity management.

• 4+ years experience working as a product manager or similar role in a technology company

• 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

• 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

Nice to have's

• 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

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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