Kraken - Affiliate Growth Lead, US

• Deep experience in business development, partnerships, influencer management or affiliate-led growth in the US, with a track record of running performance-based creator or affiliate programs for a brokerage, trading platform or investing product. • Experience growing margin, options, futures or other leveraged or active-trading products. • Working knowledge of crypto and digital assets, with the ability to explain crypto trading products clearly to audiences who are new to them. • Demonstrated ability to originate, negotiate and grow commercially meaningful partnerships, including CPA, revenue-share and hybrid deal structures. • Hands-on experience with affiliate networks and tracking platforms. • A record of turning creator or affiliate activity into measurable outcomes such as funded accounts, trading volume, revenue or acquisition, with results you can describe in numbers. • Familiarity with US financial advertising rules, including FTC paid-endorsement disclosure, and experience getting creator content through compliance review. • Strong relationship-building skills, with the credibility to work with creators who protect their audience's trust and are selective about the brands they promote. • Commercial judgment: you prioritize partners based on expected impact on conversion and trading activity, not on reach or activity alone. • Comfort using performance data to evaluate partners, diagnose results, adjust strategy and end partnerships that do not perform. • Strong cross-functional execution skills and the ability to move opportunities from prospecting through launch and ongoing growth. • Experience working in wealth management or fintech. • Experience at a crypto exchange or digital-asset firm. • Existing relationships with US crypto-native creators. • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Our commitment • Our commitment • Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.