Tech Recruiter - Kraken

Building the Future of Open Finance

Payward — the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, and CF Benchmarks — has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.

The Team

Kraken is looking for experienced recruiters across a multitude of geographies to support Tech hiring across our global business. We value speed, accuracy, and a high bar. In turn, you will join a team of high-performing, best-in-class individuals.

You will partner with senior stakeholders and hiring managers to craft and execute strategic hiring plans that crush timelines and attract mission-aligned top players in a ruthlessly competitive market. You’ll operate in a fully remote, high-agency, async-native culture where speed, precision, and focus aren’t optional — they are the baseline. This is an opportunity to partner with the brightest minds in the crypto industry, hand-in-hand helping shape one of the most innovative businesses in the world.

The Opportunity

• Partner with Hiring Managers and teams to design and execute effective hiring strategies, supporting their decision-making with sound data and market insights.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies against prioritized requisitions with an eye on market intelligence and industry developments.
• Act as a force of change — navigate complex environments, force uncomfortable conversations, and act relentlessly in the interest of Kraken.
• Own the end-to-end recruitment process, operating as a problem solver and force multiplier by removing blockers and delivering high-value hires. When a search stalls, the market is rarely the reason; you'll have the room to find what actually is and rebuild the plan without waiting for permission.
• Work with AI as the default — you'll have the tools and the room to figure out what actually makes the work faster and better.
• Champion the Kraken culture, ensuring candidates are aligned to our mission and values.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects that elevate our global recruiting infrastructure and help define what “great” looks like at Kraken.

What You Bring

• Recruitment experience from a reputable, fast-growing, high-bar technology/product business against ruthless competition (bonus points if you’ve worked in crypto, fintech, or any product-driven org).
• Ability to think from first principles, not from the playbook. Hiring managers hand you symptoms; the diagnosis is your job.
• Fluent daily use of AI for sourcing, screening, market mapping, and reporting, with clear examples of how it has changed your output.
• High motor — you bring relentless energy and consistent effort to everything you do.
• Scrappiness — you do not see problems, only opportunities.
• Strong product sense.
• Sound appreciation for the fundamentals of talent acquisition, combined with a creative and inquisitive approach to modern tactics.
• High agency, strong bias for action, and the confidence to push boundaries, influence stakeholders, and close exceptional talent without compromise.
• Comfort in chaos, thriving in ambiguity, owning your outcomes, and moving with urgency in a fully async, remote-native setting.
• A strong interest in financial technologies and cryptocurrency.