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

At Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, the Kraken Risk Desk is a centralized execution desk handling client trades and trading execution, oversees daily trading operations, including monitoring risk metrics, managing balances, and analyzing trading activity. We ensure our clients can trade their favorite crypto tokens with the peace of mind they deserve.

As we scale our operations, we’re expanding by hiring the most analytical and detailed oriented professionals on the planet—those who are curious and passionate about driving the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency and the technology behind it.

That’s where you come in! We’re looking for a Trading Operations Analyst to join our team remotely. As a key member of the team, you’ll work closely with the trading team to ensure smooth trading operations, handle ad-hoc and time sensible tasks, manage funding and balances, and monitor risk metrics. While this role will primarily focus on the execution side, it involves more than just trading. You’ll also conduct quantitative research and collaborate with the team to optimize Kraken Risk Desk (KRD) execution strategies. Reporting to a Director, this individual contributor role offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated professional eager to shape the future of crypto from a leading position within a top-tier brand.

The opportunity

• Oversee the KRD desk’s daily operations, including monitoring risk metrics, managing balances, and analyzing trading activity.

• Ensure operational processes are fully documented, tested and adequately supported.

• Conduct quantitative research to optimize execution strategies for the Risk Desk.

• Identify patterns, inefficiencies, and opportunities within trading operations to drive performance improvements.

• Coordinate the implementation of trading strategies with the development team.

• Design and develop tools to support trading-related activities, such as monitoring systems, research platforms, and risk management solutions.

Skills you should HODL

• Proven experience in trading operations, risk management, and quantitative research, including expertise in back-office processes.

• Basic proficiency in programming languages such as Python.

• Previous experience working on integration projects with a strong understanding of exchange-specific requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, ranging from sales professionals to engineers.

• Experience working with large datasets, leveraging analytical tools, and presenting findings in a clear and concise manner to various stakeholders.

• A passion for the crypto world—you stay up to date with the latest trends, exciting coins, and have a strong learning attitude toward new developments in the industry.

• Alignment with the cypherpunk and libertarian values described in Kraken’s Tentaclements document.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.

• This is a remote position, and you must be willing to work flexible hours, when needed.

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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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