About
Kraken is a crypto platform offering spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services to individual investors and institutional clients.
Responsibilities
•Design dashboards, compliance metrics, and regulatory reports that turn data into actionable insights for stakeholders, cross-functional partners, and regional compliance officers
•Automate end-to-end compliance data solutions, governance controls, and workflows to boost efficiency and minimize manual intervention
•Analyze large, complex datasets and turn findings into scalable, audit-ready data models for regulatory reporting and analytics
•Translate regulatory and business requests into accurate reports and automated data pipelines using Python, SQL, DBT, and Airflow
•Lead cross-functional projects with analysts, engineers, and compliance teams to build and maintain high-quality data pipelines and sources
•Coordinate client data quality monitoring by identifying issues, flagging remediations, and partnering with responsible teams to ensure timely resolution
•Support ad hoc data requests for audits, exams, risk assessments, and day-to-day business needs
•Deliver clear, data-driven insights that shape compliance direction
Requirements
•5+ years of experience in data analysis and data management within financial services or a regulated industry
•Hands-on experience with compliance and regulatory reporting across frameworks such as AML, KYC, Sanctions, MiCA, or MiFID
•Solid understanding of regulatory risk and experience working in high-scrutiny, audit-ready environments
•Expert SQL skills, including complex joins, CTEs, and analytical functions
•Proficiency in Python libraries such as pandas, matplotlib, and plotly
•Hands-on experience using dbt or similar tooling to model and organize high-fidelity data for reporting and decision-making
•Experience setting up and managing data pipelines, with a strong understanding of data workflow orchestration
•Proficiency with BI and data visualization tools such as QuickSight, Power BI, or Superset
•Strong communication skills and the ability to simplify complex data concepts for technical and non-technical audiences
•Alignment with the values outlined in Kraken's Culture document
Nice to have
•A degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Information Systems, or a related technical field
•A passion for continuous learning and a beginner's mindset
•A solid understanding of cryptocurrency and financial markets
Conditions
•Applicants may redact or remove age, date of birth, and educational attendance or graduation dates from their resumes
•Qualified applicants with criminal histories are considered in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
•Candidates may be asked to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of the hiring process
