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, youâll 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, Krakenâs 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!
Join our Core Infrastructure Engineering Team at Kraken!
The Core Infrastructure Team at Kraken is dedicated to create and manage a robust, secure, and automated infrastructure that is both scalable and cost-effective. This infrastructure will ensure low-latency, high-throughput, and resilience, enabling Kraken to efficiently deliver software and platform solutions to our stakeholders and clients.
As a Technical Project Manager, you will support cross-functional engineering teams in the successful planning, execution, and delivery of mission-critical projects. Youâll work across stakeholders in Engineering, Product, IT, Compliance and Security, ensuring alignment, visibility, and scalability of our critical projects.
This role demands a balance of strategic systems thinking and meticulous attention to detail. You'll work on initiatives spanning infrastructure, orchestration, compliance, security, databases and internal tooling, using a mix of Agile and waterfall approaches where appropriate.
The team embraces hyper-transparency, fostering an environment of open dialogue, candid discussions and constructive feedback, staying adaptable in the ever-evolving crypto industry.
This role is fully remote. We consider candidates in EU and EST US/LATAM timezones.
Project Management & Execution
Drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional technical projects within the engineering, security, compliance, facility and datacenters operations.
Build and manage project plans, roadmaps, dashboards, and release timelines.
Coordinate cross-functional teams around strategic priorities and outcomes.
Identify dependencies, manage risks, and unblock teams through creative problem-solving.
Facilitate meetings, retrospectives, planning sessions and lead planning for big initiatives, coordination with stakeholders.
Track KPIs and project health via metrics and dashboards, iterating on reporting for clarity and impact.
Manage intake workflows (feature requests, support channels, KTLO) and ensure requests are dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner.
Cross-Team Collaboration & Communication
Partner with Engineering Managers, Engineering Leads, and Product Managers to align on requirements, timelines, and project planning.
Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiencesâincluding executivesâwith clear summaries and actionable insights.
Work closely with external vendors when required, ensuring compliance and technical standards.
Process Improvement & Tooling
Improve internal workflows through enhanced Atlassian workflows, AI, automation, self-service and consistent reporting mechanisms.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and recommending scalable process changes.
Cultivate a high-performing team environment by sharing project management best practices across teams.
Bachelorâs or Masterâs degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar.
5+ years experience working as an Engineering Manager or Technical Project Manager for Infrastructure, Platforms, DevOps, or SRE teams.
Strong technical acumen, ideally with experience in engineering, infrastructure, security, developer experience, networking in fintech environments.
A data-driven mindset, measuring the effectiveness of our processes and systems to make informed decisions.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI technologies to rapidly generate scripts and automate workflows, enabling the efficient development and scaling of internal tools
Experienced with Atlassian Suite of products (Jira, Confluence, Jira Product Discovery), Slack workflows, and other PM tools.
Proficient in Agile and waterfall methodologies with the judgment to apply context-dependent approaches.
Excellent communicator, with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear project plans and status updates.
Self-starter with a track record of independently driving initiatives to completion.
Curious, adaptable, and eager to experiment and iterate.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities in a dynamic industry.
Strong sense of discretion and data sensitivity, particularly within security and compliance domains.
Prior experience in cryptocurrency or fintech.
Experience working with globally distributed remote teams.
Deep listening and empathy for team dynamics.
Bias for action and results over rigid processes.
Strategic mindset with the ability to zoom in on tactical details.
Low ego, highly collaborative, and open to feedback.
Systems thinker who sees patterns and opportunities across silos.
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Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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