Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Head of Global Capital Markets Compliance

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $193,600 - $431,200 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the governance, oversight, and integrity of trading and market activities across global exchange, broker, and capital markets operations
  • Shape the evolution of global digital asset market structure and capital markets infrastructure
  • Provide clear oversight, escalation, and subject matter leadership across trading and market integrity globally
  • Ensure regulatory alignment while enabling business growth and expansion
  • Ensure the capital markets compliance program remains risk-based, scalable, and defensible across all jurisdictions
  • Collaborate with Regional Compliance Officers, Legal, product and engineering teams, and operational stakeholders

Requirements

  • 10+ years in markets, trading, or capital markets compliance
  • Senior leadership roles within exchanges, broker-dealers, or trading platforms
  • Deep expertise in MiCA, MiFID II / MAR, FCA trading venue / MTF frameworks
  • Strong working knowledge of SEC / CFTC / NFA & global regulatory environments across APAC, Middle East, and emerging markets
  • Strong understanding of order book dynamics, trading mechanics, market microstructure, capital markets lifecycle (including listings), information barriers to manage price sensitive information
  • Familiarity with surveillance technologies and data-driven monitoring frameworks
  • Proven ability to lead global compliance programs
  • Ability to operate as a senior advisor and influence executive stakeholders
  • Experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments
  • Strong background in trading venues/market infrastructure, market structure, market abuse frameworks, conflicts management, and information barriers to manage material nonpublic information.
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
capital markets compliancetrading mechanicsmarket microstructureorder book dynamicssurveillance technologiesdata-driven monitoring frameworksregulatory alignmentrisk-based complianceMiCAMiFID II
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationinfluencing executive stakeholdersoversightsubject matter leadershipadvisory skillscommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingstakeholder management