Director of Product, Kraken
Moonshots
$179-269k
+ Equity & Bonus
Cryptocurrency exchange
Be an early applicant
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$179-269k
+ Equity & Bonus
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 10 years of product management experience, with proven success in high-risk, high-growth, or innovative environments
- Demonstrated experience in conceptualizing and launching consumer-facing products with viral potential. A background in gaming, social media, and crypto products is a big plus
- Proven ability to operate like a founder, balancing creativity with resourcefulness. Comfortable with ambiguity and fast, iterative cycles, quickly adapting strategies based on what’s gaining traction
- A pulse on emerging tech, pop culture, and crypto trends. Ability to identify new ideas that resonate with the 'degen' mindset
- Demonstrated experience in leading the development and execution of strategies for both early-stage (0 → 1) and scalable (1M+ users) products
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with experience managing diverse teams
- Advanced understanding of product management principles and best practices in agile and experimental environments
What the job involves
- Our newly created Moonshots team will be responsible for developing pioneering applications and experiences that push boundaries in driving user growth and engagement
- Utilizing a heavy test-and-learn approach and with a degen mindset, the successful candidate will bring a suite of ambitious ideas to life for our users across multiple verticals
- Own the entire lifecycle for Kraken’s new Moonshot efforts, focusing on creating rapid, viral products that disrupt the market. Define and champion the product strategy, vision, and execution to inspire a new generation of 'degen' crypto apps
- Rapidly ideate, develop, and launch multiple small-scale, experimental apps, leveraging Kraken’s existing infrastructure and platform capabilities. This role will call for a unique balance between product management rigor and bold creative experimentation
- Track user response, app performance, and social trends to identify which products are gaining traction. Use data-driven insights and agile experimentation to iterate and focus resources on apps with viral potential
- Communicate cross-functionally and build trusting and influential partnerships with cross-functional (Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, UX, UXR, Data and others) leaders across the company. Be an advocate for the Product Group
- Keep a pulse on crypto, Web3, gaming, and social media trends to ensure that Moonshots is always a step ahead
- Act as the backup to the Product GM for the Consumer Business Unit
Our take
Kraken is the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity. Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, XRP, LTC and other digital currencies, on a platform consistently rated the best and most secure bitcoin exchange by independent news media.
Kraken was the first bitcoin exchange to have its market data displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and one of the first exchanges to offer leveraged bitcoin margin trading.
Kraken are one of the top 3 bitcoin exchanges by volume, behind Coinbase and bit-x with an 18% market share. While this is a competitive space to operate in - the volume of crypto being exchanged every day is very high, so there's space for multiple winners.
Kraken have made a number of acquisitions and have strengthened its world-leading position with the launch of new products, features and apps and a 24/7 multi-lingual support line. The company will continue to provide clients with easier and more versatile ways to participate in the crypto ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
13% female employees
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2019
$100m
SERIES C
Mar 2014
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- Work where you want: 90% of Krakenites work remotely, we believe people do their best work wherever they're happiest
- Flexibility and Autonomy: We are highly results-focused vs. time-focused. We want you to work when and how you need to keep you at your most proactive
- We value diversity: Our Team is spread across 60 countries. By joining Kraken you'll be part of a truly multicultural organization that values diversity and inclusion
- A new approach to salary: Kraken prides itself on being at the forefront of crypto innovation, and that means the majority of our workforce has the option to be paid in bitcoin
- Equity Options: Kraken owes its success and growth to its people. That's why we offer nearly all our Krakenites a stake in the company
Company values
- Crypto Conviction
- Assume Best Intent
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Client Obsessed
- Productively Paranoid
- Globally Inclusive
- Humble
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jesse Powell
(Chairman of the Board)Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings
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