Business Operations & Integration Lead - Kraken

About Kraken

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. We offer spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.

Kraken is entering one of the most acquisitive phases in our history, and we're building the deal team to match. As a Business Operations & Integration Lead, you'll work across the full integration lifecycle — from acquisition due diligence and transaction execution through integration strategic planning and integration execution. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who has driven integration projects in fast-moving, high-growth companies, ideally within fintech or other rapidly growing tech industries.

The Opportunity

• Execute Integration Programs: Manage multiple acquisitions per year using Kraken's M&A Integration playbook.
• End-to-End Lifecycle Management: Lead integrations from early diligence through 12–24 months post-close.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Drive workstream execution across product engineering, G&A, and value creation tracks.
• Strategic Planning: Translate deal thesis into detailed operational plans aligned to synergy targets and milestones.
• Synergy Tracking: Maintain synergy tracking systems and hold functional teams accountable to execution timelines.
• Value Extraction: Identify and own extraction of emerging synergy opportunities post-close.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with executive stakeholders across Corp Dev, Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and Legal.
• Risk Mitigation: Maintain visibility into risk, timeline, interdependencies, and value realization across active integrations.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of integration frameworks, templates, and operating rhythm.

What You Bring

• M&A Integration Experience: Hands-on experience driving M&A integrations at a fast-paced, high-growth company, managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Methodology Fluency: Deep understanding of integration methods, synergy frameworks, and governance models.
• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage complex projects across product, engineering, finance, and G&A workstreams.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Proven ability to drive stakeholder engagement throughout complex and lengthy integrations (6-18 months post-close) to ensure deal value realization.
• Communication Skills: Clear and direct communication style across all organizational levels, with a track record of keeping large cross-functional teams aligned.
• Technical & HR Integration Exposure: Hands-on exposure to IT/systems integration (identity, endpoint management, ERP/finance platforms, collaboration tools) and HR/people integration (employment transitions, compensation harmonization, HRIS migration).
• M&A Processes: Experience with Corporate Development / M&A processes and due diligence is preferred.
• Startup Agility: General management and/or startup experience is preferred.
• Industry Background: High-growth fintech or tech background preferred; crypto experience is a plus.