Product and Regional Risk Manager
Company: Kraken
Location: Ireland (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-07-14
About this role
# 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.
Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our [culture page](https://www.kraken.com/culture) to understand what drives us and how we work.
## The team
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.
The Enterprise Risk Team is the backbone of Kraken's risk management framework, serving as a strategic second line of defense across the organization. We have deep visibility into the risk landscape that shapes our business and work cross-functionally to ensure all Krakenites are operating within Kraken's risk appetite while enabling sustainable growth. Our approach is proactive and solutions-driven — we thrive on solving complex problems and delivering effective risk outcomes across the enterprise. This role serves as the Chief Risk Officer (PCF-14) for the regulated entity and is accountable for the design, implementation, and ongoing effectiveness of the enterprise risk management framework.
The Product and Regional Risk Manager lead the risk management function for the regulated entity and will play a critical part in strengthening Kraken's enterprise-wide risk posture, with a focus on risk identification, assessment, and monitoring across our product suite and regional markets. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who deploys technology solutions — including automation of everything possible consistent with regulatory requirements — to scale the program as a risk-ba...