VP Data – Breakout Prop

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

. Take ownership of an existing data function and scale it to match Breakout's next stage of growth .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheETLKafkaPySparkPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of an existing data function and scale it to match Breakout's next stage of growth
Report directly to the COO with full mandate to elevate data maturity across the business
Evolve current pipelines and infrastructure into a reliable, scalable data platform
Expand self-serve analytics so every team can access insight without depending on engineering
Grow and lead the data team, hiring, mentoring, and setting the bar for craft
Establish data governance, quality standards, and a shared data model that the whole company trusts
Build data products where AI agents are first-class consumers of the data layer — the analytics framework already serves LLM-based tools, and you'll extend this into a core capability
Leverage Kraken's global infrastructure to accelerate what Breakout can build
Partner with product, finance, ops, and growth to embed data into strategic decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in data engineering, data warehousing, or a senior data infrastructure role
Expert-level SQL and data manipulation skills using Spark, PySpark, or equivalent big data frameworks, with proven experience processing high-volume, high-velocity datasets
Deep expertise in data lake and data warehousing technologies and data modeling best practices (Presto, Athena, Glue, Snowflake, Databricks, or equivalent)
Extensive experience designing and operating data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows in Airflow or similar orchestration frameworks, with solid grounding in software design principles
Strong Python proficiency; familiarity with streaming technologies such as Kafka or Apache Flink is a strong plus
Hands-on experience translating complex business requirements into robust data sourcing and modeling solutions
Exposure to data mesh or data product frameworks
Proven track record leading and growing data teams, hiring, mentoring, and setting engineering standards
Experience operating as a senior stakeholder, translating data strategy into business outcomes for a CEO or executive team
Track record of evolving a data function through a growth inflection, scaling what exists, not just maintaining it
Experience in a high-growth startup, post-acquisition integration environment, or regulated industry (fintech or crypto a plus)
Ability to balance hands-on technical contribution with organisational leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Kraken is committed to industry-leading security
premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space
industry-leading security
crypto education
world-class client support

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata warehousingSQLSparkPySparkdata lakedata modelingETLELTPython

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingteam buildingdata governancequality standards