Building the Future of Crypto
Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
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The team
Kraken’s OTC desk is a global leader in one of the fastest-moving markets in the world. We’re known for our white-glove, relationship-driven service, supporting institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals executing large spot and derivatives trades around the clock.
Our traders operate at the intersection of execution, pricing, and client coverage—delivering deep liquidity, competitive spreads, and settlement for complex orders. The desk provides a highly personalized experience, combining real-time market expertise with trusted client relationships to ensure seamless execution across volatile market conditions.
As we continue to scale our OTC business, we’re looking for a Senior Sales Trader who thrives in a sales-trading environment—someone who enjoys being on the front line with clients, managing flow, pricing risk, and helping shape the next phase of the desk’s growth.
The opportunity
- Actively price, execute, and manage client flow across spot, options, and other derivatives, ensuring best-in-class execution and settlement.
- Build and deepen relationships with institutional clients, HNWIs, and counterparties through high-touch service, market insight, and trusted execution.
- Proactively identify opportunities to expand client activity, cross-sell products, and grow OTC volumes through relationship-led trading.
- Confidently take and manage client flow, price risk appropriately, and maintain strong discipline across volatile markets.
- Stay close to crypto and derivatives market dynamics—funding rates, liquidity shifts, macro events—and translate insights into actionable client conversations.
- Partner with technology and operations teams to enhance pricing tools, execution workflows, monitoring, and post-trade processes.
- Work closely with spot, futures, and OTC teams to align liquidity, optimize risk transfer, and maximize desk efficiency.
- Contribute directly to shaping strategy, processes, and best practices as the OTC business continues to scale.
Skills you should HODL
- 8–10+ years of trading experience, with at least 3+ years in spot and derivatives trading across financial services, FX, or crypto.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships alongside real-time pricing and execution.
- Deep understanding of options pricing, volatility, and client flow risk; crypto derivatives experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality execution in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.
- Comfortable engaging directly with institutional and HNWI clients, handling live pricing, negotiations, and ongoing coverage.
- Experience managing exposure across spot and derivatives while maintaining tight controls and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with the full trade lifecycle—from pricing and execution through settlement, compliance, and post-trade workflows.
- Comfortable with evolving systems, changing workflows, and creative problem-solving to meet client needs.
- Deep curiosity about crypto, derivatives, and market structure, with a strong desire to stay ahead of trends and innovation.
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Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
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