Kraken seeks a Head of Lending to lead our global lending business, covering both on-platform and OTC activities. You will own the strategy, product, and execution across all lending functions, driving growth and optimizing ROI across our yield-generating products.

What You'll Do

Own and scale Kraken’s lending business across on-platform, OTC, and bespoke institutional solutions.
Drive profitability and balance sheet optimization through lending strategies that enhance revenue and capital efficiency.
Expand institutional lending and yield offerings, designing innovative solutions like collateralized lending and rehypothecation structures.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Trading, Risk, Legal, and Sales to build and scale infrastructure and improve risk frameworks.
Provide market and product leadership by staying at the forefront of lending innovation in crypto and traditional finance.

What We're Looking For

8+ years experience in crypto or traditional finance with a focus on lending, credit structuring, or balance sheet management.
Strong understanding of capital markets, secured lending, collateral frameworks, and Prime Brokerage.
Proven ability to drive balance sheet ROI, manage credit risk, and structure scalable lending programs.
Strong background working with institutional clients, understanding their needs, risk appetite, and capital requirements.
Track record of scaling financial products, strategic thinking, product innovation, and cross-functional execution.
Solid understanding of risk-adjusted return metrics, collateral valuation, and liquidity management.
Ability to align stakeholders across Sales, Trading, Product, Legal, Compliance and drive high-impact initiatives.
Passion for crypto, digital assets, and financial innovation, with ability to balance risk, compliance, and scalability.