Product Manager - Prop Trading - Breakout

Location

United Kingdom;
Brazil;
Canada;
Cyprus;
Czech Republic;
Germany;
Ireland;
Lithuania;
Mexico;
Poland;
Portugal;
Romania;
Spain;
Switzerland

Full time

Remote

Product

• Drive the trading experience roadmap within your domain — sequencing, requirements, and delivery — in close partnership with the Head of Product
• Define what best-in-class prop trading UX looks like: fast, intuitive, and built for serious derivatives traders
• Drive execution on near-term priorities and terminal parity with the best in market (Hyperliquid and beyond)
• Lead the product strategy for agentic and API trading — giving power users programmatic access to prop capital
• Partner with Kraken Pro engineering to build a trading experience that feels native to the crypto ecosystem while serving the specific needs of prop traders
• Work closely the risk team to translate execution nuance into product requirements — understanding A-book vs B-book mechanics, drawdown rules, and how they shape UX
• Set the bar for what "done" means on trading features — requirements, edge cases, acceptance criteria, and post-ship iteration

• Product depth
  • 3-6+ years in senior product management, with significant time owning a trading or execution product
  • Deep understanding of derivatives trading — perps, futures, margin, leverage, order types, risk parameters
  • Experience building for professional or semi-professional traders who have high expectations and low tolerance for friction
  • Track record of shipping complex, technically demanding features end-to-end with high quality
  • Ability to write detailed, unambiguous product requirements that engineers can act on without constant clarification
  • Strong opinions on trading UX — you've used the best terminals out there and you know what good looks like
• Technical fluency
  • Comfortable in the technical weeds — you can read API docs, understand data contracts, and have an informed opinion on architectural tradeoffs
  • Experience working on products with real-time data requirements (streaming prices, live PnL, order state)
  • Familiarity with trading infrastructure concepts — order routing, execution layers, risk engines, position monitoring
  • Bonus: experience with agentic workflows, algorithmic trading, or API-first product design
• Leadership & craft
  • Senior enough to own a domain with minimal direction — you set the agenda, you don't wait for one
  • Strong written communicator — your PRDs, tickets, and async updates are clear and complete
  • Experience working across multiple engineering teams and navigating cross-functional dependencies
  • Trader empathy — you understand what it feels like to have a position open and need the product to work perfectly
  • Crypto-native or deeply curious — you understand the space, the culture, and why prop trading matters here

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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!

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