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

Kraken has historically been a first and remains an ongoing leader among European crypto exchanges, with plans to continue this momentum. This role will focus on France’s unique market and be our go-to on-the-ground leader in this geo.

Kraken is licensed as a France Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and has an EMI license throughout the EU. We are also pursuing further licensing to offer our current and future product suite to all EU member states. With a solid foundation of French clients, we are looking to solidify our local operations, regulatory status, and commercial playbook in this market. 

We are seeking a leader to manage our France localization efforts, coordinate growth efforts,  and be our resident expert and face in France. This role will be based in France (remote) and report to our Regional GM Europe and work with global teams to win in market. 

The Opportunity

• Coordinate commercial growth with cross-functional teams 

• Offer subject matter expertise on the French market - macro outlook, competitors, client preferences, local operational and regulatory matters, etc - to enable an optimal go-to-market playbook

• Provide recommendations and potentially lead and execute on local partnerships, data sources, and other opportunities within the France market

• Interface with local regulators as required and oversee compliance activity specific to France operations

• Develop cross-functional partnerships with legal, compliance, marketing, sales, and product to ensure our activity is sufficiently localized and primed for success in France 

• Execute locally in the market - this may include local PR, conference speaking, events, institutional account relationships, and marketing campaign execution leadership

• Have strong command of France results including product adoption, commercial campaign results, client behavior, and performance trends

• Manage ad hoc France projects as required

Skills You Should HODL

• 10+ years of experience in financial services and/or crypto

• Experience with financial services regulatory and compliance initiatives

• Strong familiarity with how crypto businesses operate - fiat and crypto custody, exchange operations, order book, broker models, staking, OTC trading, etc.

• Strong understanding of blockchain and crypto concepts, with the capability to explain highly technical concepts to less familiar parties

• Extensive experience in project m