London, United Kingdom Remote (Global) Full-time

Kraken is hiring a Product Manager - Prop Trading - Breakout

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end trading experience across Breakout Prop and Kraken Prop — web and mobile
  • 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 with 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

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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 P&L, order state)
  • Familiarity with trading infrastructure concepts — order routing, execution layers, risk engines, position monitoring
  • 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

Nice to Have

  • Experience with agentic workflows, algorithmic trading, or API-first product design
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Kraken
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange building premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers. The company is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
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Department Product
Category product
Posted 2 months ago