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!
Proof of workPayward Services is Kraken’s B2B infrastructure platform - built on 15 years of operating history - that enables companies to add digital asset trading, stablecoin payments, custody, staking, lending, and funding rails to their own products through a single integration. Rather than stitching together multiple vendors, partners build on unified infrastructure where execution, custody, compliance, risk, and settlement work in concert.
Within Payward Services, Trade is the product line that powers trading experiences inside partner apps and Kraken 1P interfaces. We help fintechs, banks, brokerages, and platforms offer their customers digital asset trading - spot, derivatives, tokenized equities, recurring buys, limit orders - without building exchange infrastructure from scratch. Our partners’ end users trade inside the partner’s app; we provide everything underneath.
We’re hiring a Sr. Staff Product Manager to drive the Trade product line strategy and execution. Reporting to the Global Head of Payward Services, this is a product-first leadership role. You’ll define what we build, shape how partners integrate it, and work directly with clients to ensure the product succeeds in real-world deployments.
Drive the Trade product strategy, roadmap, and execution — spanning Convert & Trade, PTL as a Service (custodial and non-custodial), Recurring Buys, Limit Orders, PTL + xStocks, and crypto derivatives (jointly owned with the Derivatives team)
Build and externalize our Crypto-as-a-Service API suite, enabling B2B2C trading infrastructure for fintechs, banks, and brokerages to embed institutional-grade trading into their products
Extend the API suite to support more trade types and manage trading workflows for both institutional partners and individual end users
Broaden access beyond B2B partners to every Kraken account holder, including emerging developers and AI-assisted developers interacting via coding agents and similar tools
Design systems across order management, execution, custody integration, compliance workflows, and trading UX/API patterns
Drive partner-led product development by working directly with clients to translate requirements into scalable product decisions and unblock integrations
Treat the product as the GTM: Trade is adopted because it integrates cleanly and solves partner problems, not because it's sold
Lead the full product lifecycle from discovery and scoping through build, launch, and iteration
Influence cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Payments, and Custody to deliver globally scalable platform capabilities
Drive key metrics including partner adoption, integration velocity, trading volume, end-user activation, and revenue impact
Partner with Sales and BD to support strategic deals through product expertise, demos, and integration planning
10+ years of product management experience, with significant time spent building B2B2C infrastructure - ideally platforms that help companies add trading, brokerage, or financial services to their own apps
Deep experience with trading platforms or exchange infrastructure, especially at the service layer. You understand order types, execution models, custody, settlement, and what it takes to build trading products that work at scale. Prior experience at an exchange, brokerage platform, or trading infrastructure provider is strongly preferred
Track record of shipping B2B products that partners actually integrate. You’ve dealt with the realities of enterprise integration - API design, onboarding friction, compliance requirements, and multi-tenant architecture
Technical fluency. You don’t need to write code, but you need to hold your own in architecture discussions, make informed build/buy tradeoffs, and challenge engineering when needed
Experience operating in regulated financial services. You’ve worked within compliance and licensing constraints and understand how they shape product decisions - especially across multiple jurisdictions
Strong product sense with commercial awareness. You lead with product, but understand how product decisions drive revenue and platform adoption
Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence across teams and drive alignment without direct authority
Comfort operating in ambiguity. Payward Services is scaling rapidly. You’ll need to move fast, make decisions with imperfect information, and adapt as the business evolves
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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!
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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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Skills Required
- 10+ years of product management experience
- Deep experience with trading platforms or exchange infrastructure
- Track record of shipping B2B products
- Technical fluency regarding architecture discussions
- Experience in regulated financial services
- Strong product sense with commercial awareness
- Proven people leader
- Comfort operating in ambiguity
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kraken Digital Asset Exchange and has not been reviewed or approved by Kraken Digital Asset Exchange.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and pet insurance are described as available, alongside mental health support and coaching benefits. Wellness programs and stipends (e.g., fitness support, yoga, Headspace, monthly wellness stipend) further strengthen the overall health-and-wellbeing offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off coverage is portrayed as broad, including a base PTO allotment, paid sick days, holidays, and bereavement leave, with flexibility/unlimited elements in some setups. Fully remote work and flexible schedules are repeatedly positioned as part of the overall rewards experience.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with an employer match is specified, creating a concrete retirement benefit beyond cash compensation. Equity grants and performance bonuses are also presented as part of the financial rewards package.
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Insights
What We Do
Kraken is one of the world’s longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms. Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Globally, Kraken clients trade more than 200 digital assets and 6 different national currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and AUD. Kraken was founded in 2011 and was one of the first platforms to offer spot trading with margin,, staking, regulated derivatives and index services. Trusted by over 10 million individuals, traders and institutions around the world, Kraken offers professional 24/7/365 client support along with one of the fastest, most performant trading platforms available. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves. In 2024, Kraken ranked 12th in Newsweek's Global Top 100 list of Most Loved Workplaces. This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to providing a flexible workplace that prioritizes wellbeing and career development. Kraken prioritizes client-centricity, security, and superior products, valuing merit and encouraging bold ideas within a transparent communication framework. Kraken offers a flexible, asynchronous, and globally remote work culture, allowing its employees (aka Krakenites) to balance team and personal needs. Kraken provides diverse learning and development programs, enabling Krakenites to chart their own professional paths in the crypto industry. Benefits include globally competitive compensation (with crypto payment options), flexible time off, wellness perks, and annual team retreats. Kraken's collaborative culture promotes authenticity, humility, and respect, encouraging candid interactions and valuing diverse perspectives from its global team. Crypto conviction is central to Kraken's ethos, driving product and service development. The company views challenges as opportunities for creative problem-solving, remaining adaptable in the fast-paced crypto industry. Kraken seeks individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a curious, self-starting approach to complex problems. The company fosters a culture of accountability and clear communication, valuing critical feedback for continuous improvement. Overall, Kraken's EVP reflects its commitment to building a bridge from traditional finance to crypto, both in its broader mission and in supporting employees transitioning to crypto careers.
Why Work With Us
Work at Kraken to be part of a mission-driven crypto revolution. Enjoy a flexible, remote-first culture that values bold ideas. Grow your career with competitive benefits and diverse learning opportunities. Join a collaborative team that embraces innovation, accountability, and globally inclusive perspectives.
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