Tech Recruiter

About the Company

Kraken is operated by Payward, a parent company with 15 years of expertise in building modern, globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms aimed at advancing an open, global financial ecosystem. The company includes businesses such as Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, and CF Benchmarks.

Role Overview

Kraken seeks experienced recruiters to join their global team, specializing in technical hiring across various geographies. The team values speed, precision, and excellence to attract top talent aligned with the company's mission, operating in a high-agency, asynchronous remote culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to design and implement strategic hiring plans, providing data-driven insights to support decision-making.
• Create and apply innovative sourcing approaches aligned with market intelligence and industry trends to fill priority roles.
• Drive change by navigating complex situations, initiating difficult conversations, and advocating proactively for Kraken's interests.
• Manage the recruitment lifecycle end-to-end, acting as a problem solver by identifying and removing obstacles that delay hiring.
• Leverage artificial intelligence tools to improve recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Promote and uphold Kraken's culture, ensuring candidates resonate with its mission and values.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to enhance recruitment infrastructure and establish standards of excellence within Kraken.

Candidate Profile

• Experience recruiting for fast-scaling, high-standard technology or product companies, ideally with exposure to crypto, fintech, or product-centric organizations.
• Ability to think analytically and holistically, moving beyond standard playbooks to diagnose root issues presented by hiring managers.
• Proficiency in using AI daily for candidate sourcing, screening, market analysis, and reporting, with demonstrable impact.
• Demonstrates sustained high energy, drive, and persistence in achieving objectives without complacency.
• Resourceful and scrappy approach, viewing challenges as opportunities to innovate.
• Strong product understanding to effectively evaluate candidate fit.
• Solid foundation in talent acquisition principles combined with creativity in adopting modern recruitment tactics.
• High accountability and initiative with confidence to influence stakeholders and secure exceptional talent without compromise.
• Comfort thriving in ambiguous, fast-paced, fully asynchronous remote environments.
• Genuine interest or knowledge in financial technologies and cryptocurrency sectors.

Additional Information

Applications are accepted continuously unless a specific deadline is noted. Applicants may remove sensitive personal details from resumes such as age or education dates. The company practices fair consideration of applicants with criminal histories in accordance with relevant ordinances.

Payward values diversity and inclusion, hiring solely on merit and encouraging candidates passionate about crypto to apply even if they don't meet all stated criteria. Job-related skill assessments may be part of the hiring process and are used alongside interviews and experience assessments.

Kraken maintains strict policies against discrimination and harassment across all protected categories as defined by law.