Director, Product Management

Summary

Join Kraken's Pro business unit as a Product Director to lead the development and evolution of their global margin trading product suite. This hands-on leadership role requires deep expertise in leveraged trading, crypto and traditional markets, and risk management. You will be responsible for the vision, build, and safe operation of the margin offering, collaborating with cross-functional partners. The position demands designing intuitive UX, improving product scale and performance, developing risk models, and establishing detailed product requirements. You will also lead and mentor a team, monitor product performance, and stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory developments. Kraken offers a fully remote work environment.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of trading, leverage, risk, clearing, liquidation and settlement mechanisms
• First hand experience in trading on both cryptocurrency and traditional exchanges
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex, high-impact products
• Strong quantitative and analysis skills, including SQL and a language like Python
• Familiarity with regulatory and accounting frameworks and experience collaborating with regional legal and compliance to develop creative, scalable product solutions and superior UX
• Thorough grasp of relevant risks (market, liquidity, operational, etc), with first-principles thinking
• Strong knowledge of trading market participants, their different incentives and constraints
• Macro-to-micro versatility: strategic mindset coupled with obsessive attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into the technical, mathematical and legal complexities in order to design and improve the scale, performance, profitability, efficiency and safety of our margin offering
• Develop risk models and operational procedures for quick and reliable handling of collateral, position limits and market parameters in order to give clients superior capital efficiency
• Establish detailed product requirements including UI/UX, calculations, API, and processes, and take ownership of their successful build and delivery
• Keep track of industry trends, regulatory developments, and competitive offerings to ensure Kraken is positioned for long-term success in a highly dynamic market
• Design intuitive and powerful UX tailored to the professional trader, incorporating the best principles from both traditional and crypto-native platforms
• Leverage analytics to monitor product performance, trader behavior, and market trends
• Lead and mentor a team of product managers and analysts, in order to achieve our objectives
• Partner with Pro BU and cross-functional leaders to accelerate product and market expansion

Benefits

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