Kraken is looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager - Core Infrastructure to support cross-functional engineering teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of mission-critical projects. At Kraken, we are accelerating the global adoption of crypto through a mission-focused, hyper-transparent culture.
What You'll Do
- Drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional technical projects within engineering, security, compliance, facility, and datacenters operations.
- Build and manage project plans, roadmaps, dashboards, and release timelines.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams around strategic priorities and outcomes.
- Identify dependencies, manage risks, and unblock teams through creative problem-solving.
- Facilitate meetings, retrospectives, planning sessions and lead planning for big initiatives.
- Track KPIs and project health via metrics and dashboards, iterating on reporting for clarity and impact.
- Manage intake workflows (feature requests, support channels, KTLO) and ensure requests are dealt with efficiently.
- Partner with Engineering Managers, Engineering Leads, and Product Managers to align on requirements and timelines.
- Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences—including executives—with clear summaries.
- Work closely with external vendors when required, ensuring compliance and technical standards.
- Improve internal workflows through enhanced Atlassian workflows, AI, automation, and self-service.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and recommending scalable process changes.
- Cultivate a high-performing team environment by sharing project management best practices.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar.
- 5+ years experience as an Engineering Manager or Technical Project Manager for Infrastructure, Platforms, DevOps, or SRE teams.
- Strong technical acumen, ideally with experience in engineering, infrastructure, security, developer experience, or networking in fintech environments.
- A data-driven mindset, measuring the effectiveness of processes and systems to make informed decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI technologies to rapidly generate scripts and automate workflows.
- Experienced with Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, Jira Product Discovery), Slack workflows, and other PM tools.
- Proficient in Agile and waterfall methodologies with the judgment to apply context-dependent approaches.
- Excellent communicator, with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear project plans.
- Self-starter with a track record of independently driving initiatives to completion.
- Curious, adaptable, and eager to experiment and iterate.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities in a dynamic industry.
- Strong sense of discretion and data sensitivity, particularly within security and compliance domains.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience in cryptocurrency or fintech.
- Experience working with globally distributed remote teams.
- Deep listening and empathy for team dynamics.
- Bias for action and results over rigid processes.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to zoom in on tactical details.
- Low ego, highly collaborative, and open to feedback.
- Systems thinker who sees patterns and opportunities across silos.
Technical Stack
- Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, Jira Product Discovery)
- Slack workflows
Team & Environment
You will be joining the Core Infrastructure Engineering Team at Kraken.
Work Mode
This is a global, remote position open to candidates located in EU and EST US/LATAM timezones.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
