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, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

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The Team

This teams mission is to enable business growth through acquisitions and external partnerships while preserving and enhancing Kraken's industry leading security, technology programs, and culture.

This team focuses on integrating acquisitions and external partnerships into Kraken’s security and IT business as usual. From initial diligence of an acquisition target through post-close integration into Kraken, this team acts as a single point of contact for the security team to make M&A efforts successful. The team solves problems focused within security tooling, security workflows, technology implementation, infrastructure engineering, and crypto custody operations.

Join a growing team who works on some of the most exciting components of Kraken. The role focuses on both interesting technology components and the excitement of the acquisition deal negotiations alongside one of the best corporate development teams in the financial services industry.

Work with the wide variety of teams within Kraken’s best-in-class security program, including red team, kraken security labs, application security, identity and access management, corporate security, blue team, cloud security, and risk management, as well as fraud, customer engagement and account management, infrastructure engineering, data operations, and human resources.

Kraken and the crypto industry are required to engage in inorganic growth through acquisitions and partnerships, which can be challenging to fit into security and IT’s business as usual. A scrappy team is required to solve these challenges. This team has high-level organizational buy-in and the opportunity to develop a world-class program while working on a wide variety of these highly impactful projects.

The Opportunity

Security Diligence: 

• Conduct due diligence on security and IT components of potential acquisitions, partnerships, and vendor engagements

• Evaluate vendor footprint, cybersecurity posture, IT infrastructure, and technology stack of target companies

Risk Assessment: 

• Identify and assess security risks and IT challenges associated with potential third party engagements

• Form a holistic understanding of their attack surface and what risks & mitigation strategies Kraken should consider with the engagement

Technical Project Management: 

• Manage security and IT projects, advocate for technical action, and communicate across multiple teams

• Collaborate with Security & IT, Engineering, Corporate Development, and other stakeholders to provide tailored security & technology requirements and align individual M&A transactions or vendor engagements with Kraken’s security standards

Security Integration Planning & Execution: 

• Drive strategies for the integration of IT systems and security protocols for vendor engagements and acquisitions

• Ensure seamless integration by coordinating cross-functional efforts while maintaining security standards

Post-Merger Integration Support & Reporting: 

• Provide ongoing support and guidance for the integration of IT and security systems following an acquisition or partnership

• Prepare and present reports on IT and security findings and integration progress to senior management and relevant stakeholders

Vendor Management: 

• Perform annual assessments of Kraken’s utilization of critical vendors, regularly reviewing SOC attestations and validating critical vendors are performing to the CIA triad

• Manage identified risks through risk mitigation, remediation or acceptance workflows

Skills You Should HODL

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Data Management, or a related field

• Proven experience in IT, cybersecurity, and involvement in M&A activities

• Demonstrated ability to drive development of secure architecture and facilitate business goals

• Strong understanding of IT systems, network infrastructure, and cybersecurity principles

• Familiarity with legal and regulatory standards in IT and cybersecurity

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities for effective stakeholder engagement

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving situations

• A team-focused mentality with the proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders that have unique requirements and priorities

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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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