Director, US Opera tions - Kraken Securities

About this role

Lead operations for Kraken Securities’ US equities business and its tokenized equities product, xStocks. Own end-to-end trading and settlement operations, regulatory readiness, operational controls, and the team and systems needed to scale the business.

About the company

Kraken is a leading cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for buying, selling, and trading a diverse range of digital assets. The company focuses on compliance, security, and innovative financial solutions to serve both individual and institutional clients.

The team

Business Expansion; Business Operations

What you'll do

• Own US equities order flow, clearing, settlement, reconciliations, corporate actions, and exception management.
• Oversee xStocks issuance and redemption, inventory, liquidity, asset movements, and settlement across traditional and on-chain venues.
• Serve as a named principal of Kraken Securities LLC and provide operational oversight, including transaction and asset-movement approvals.
• Build operating policies, supervisory procedures, controls, books and records, business continuity plans, and KPIs.
• Lead launch readiness for new products and markets, coordinating testing with clearing firms, custodians, exchanges, and internal teams.
• Oversee vendor and partner operations, incident response, and financial controls in partnership with Finance.
• Hire and develop the operations team, licensing bench, and succession plan.

What we're looking for

• 12+ years of brokerage or fintech operations experience, including experience inside a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.
• Strong knowledge of securities execution, clearing, settlement, custody, margin, securities lending, and corporate actions.
• Experience operating under SEC and FINRA rules, including books and records, supervisory procedures, trade reporting, and examination response.
• Experience scaling operations for a regulated product or entity, including launch readiness and regulatory approval processes.
• Working understanding of digital assets and tokenized securities, including custody, on-chain settlement, and related controls.
• Experience hiring, managing, and developing operations teams.
• Eligible for Form BD registration and comfortable holding named-principal responsibility.
• Series 7, Series 99, and Series 24 required at hire or within an agreed period; state licenses as required.

Nice to have

• Series 27 or Series 28.
• Series 57 or Series 4, or willingness to obtain them.

Benefits

• Bonus program
• Equity program
• Wellness allowance
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits