Director, US Opera tions - Kraken Securities

The role

You will lead operations for Payward’s US equities business, including Kraken Securities LLC and xStocks. You will own the trade operating model, order and settlement flow, cash flows, corporate actions, and regulatory readiness.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end order flow for US equities including clearing, settlement, and reconciliation
• Manage xStocks operations including token issuance, redemption, and liquidity management
• Serve as a named principal of Kraken Securities LLC with dual-approval sign-off authority
• Design and implement the operating model for Kraken Securities and xStocks
• Build and run operating systems including policies, supervisory procedures, and controls
• Own launch readiness for new products and markets
• Partner with Finance on financial controls for bank payments and customer funds
• Ensure desk coverage and settlement controls for 24X5 and transitioning to 24x7
• Manage vendor and partner operations including clearing, custody, and liquidity providers
• Handle severity-1 operational escalation and incident response

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in brokerage or fintech operations, and/or at an operations consulting firm, including time inside a FINRA-registered broker-dealer
• Experience in crypto, brokerage, advisory, fintech, or another highly regulated industry
• In-depth knowledge of traditional financial markets
• Working understanding of digital assets and tokenized securities
• Direct experience operating under SEC and FINRA rules
• Experience standing up or scaling operations for a new regulated product or entity
• Proven record of defining structured approaches to solve complex challenges
• End-to-end understanding of company value drivers and business analytics
• Experience hiring, managing, and developing operations teams
• Exceptional judgment and executive presence
• FINRA Series 7, Series 99 and Series 24 required at hire or within an agreed window
• Series 63 / 65 / 66 as required by state registration

Nice to have

• Series 27 or 28 (Financial and Operations Principal)
• Series 57 (Securities Trader)
• Series 4 (options principal)

Before you apply

• Must be eligible for registration and disclosure on Form BD
• Must be comfortable carrying named-principal responsibility in a regulated entity
• May be asked to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments

About the company

Payward is the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks. Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions.