Product Manager, Payments

About the Role

Join our growing Payments & Blockchain team as a Product Manager focused on making access to our platform faster, easier, and more reliable globally. You will own a portfolio of payment rails, directly impacting how customers fund and withdraw from their accounts.

About the Team and Role Impact

The Payments & Blockchain team is responsible for managing all inbound and outbound digital and fiat currency flows for Kraken. As a member of this team, you will drive initiatives to improve authorization rates, reduce user friction, and adapt payment infrastructure for diverse users.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve a set of payment rails covering specific methods and geographic regions.
• Lead partner integrations and manage relationships with payment processors, acquirers, and banking partners.
• Drive continuous improvement of authorization rates, settlement speed, and overall user conversion.
• Collaborate with fraud and compliance teams to ensure payment flows meet security, regulatory, and operational standards.
• Drive UX enhancements through structured experimentation and customer insights.
• Ensure payment capabilities are scalable and adaptable across our consumer app, pro trading app, and external interfaces.
• Use data to inform prioritization, track performance, and iterate toward better outcomes.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of product management experience, with a focus on payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure.
• Deep domain expertise in payment systems and rails, including bank transfers, card networks, [text seems truncated here].