Kraken aims to expand its margin trading products for US retail customers and globally, requiring a Product Manager to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and ensure compliance while driving product innovation.
Requirements
- Ideally 4+ years in Product Management within crypto trading, brokerage, or TradFi margin/lending platforms.
- Deep understanding of US financial regulation — particularly CFTC frameworks, state-by-state licensing, and retail customer protections.
- Experience with MiCA/MiFID or equivalent EEA regulation a strong plus.
- Proven ability to work with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs teams to design and launch compliant financial products.
- You can dive deep into the technical details of trading systems, while maintaining a strategic view of market and regulatory opportunities.
- Skilled in defining product requirements, prioritizing initiatives, and driving cross-functional teams to deliver impact.
- Understands the needs of retail traders and can translate regulatory complexity into seamless, customer-first experiences.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs to define and deliver regionally compliant margin products.
- Work directly with US regulators and legal experts to explore licensing pathways and frameworks (CFTC, state-level regimes, etc.).
- Drive the expansion of margin trading for US retail customers, developing strategies for nationwide or phased state-by-state launches.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, and trading operations to ensure Kraken’s margin offerings are secure, scalable, and intuitive.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives that push the boundaries of what’s possible in regulated crypto trading, influencing product direction through 2026 and beyond.
- Engage with EEA regulation (MiCA/MiFID) and other regional frameworks to help Kraken expand globally while maintaining compliance and innovation balance.
Other
- Act as an individual contributor with the opportunity to grow into broader ownership as our product and regulatory landscape evolves.
- Growth Mindset: Excited by ambiguity, driven by curiosity, and motivated to expand your scope as Kraken’s product and regulatory landscape evolves.
- 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.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.
