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About the role
Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.
As a Talent Acquisition Operations Associate, you will help run the operations behind Payward’s global hiring engine. You will support the systems, processes, and coordination that keep hiring moving at pace, from interview operations and executive hiring to pre-boarding, background checks, and new hire setup in Workday.
What you'll do
- Own interview operations end to end, partnering with recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates across regions and time zones
- Support global executive and non-executive hiring operations, including scheduling, tracking and candidate communications
- Partner with executive assistants across regions to coordinate calendars and keep hiring timelines on track
- Own pre-boarding for new hires worldwide, including country-specific background check requirements and tracking progress
- Create and maintain accurate candidate and hiring records in Ashby and Workday
- Partner with onboarding, recruiting, and hiring managers to create a seamless transition from offer acceptance to day one
- Apply hiring policies accurately and consistently across regions, flagging exceptions and escalating early
What they're looking for
- 4+ years in recruiting coordination, talent acquisition operations, HR operations, or a similar role
- Hands-on experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems
- Experience supporting pre-boarding and onboarding, including coordinating background checks
- Working knowledge of background check processes and requirements across multiple countries and regions
- Comfort coordinating across time zones and managing complex, high-volume calendars
- Exceptional judgment and discretion in handling confidential candidate and executive information
- Excellent communication skills and professionalism to work with executives and candidates from diverse regions
- Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and adapt quickly
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Ashby
- Experience in crypto, fintech, or another regulated industry
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Kraken benefits
◉ Remote policy · in their words
“Work from anywhere, build the future of finance.”
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The hot takeJeff's read on Kraken
Hire-from-anywhere alert! Kraken will hire prospective employees from almost any country.