Kraken - Staff Product Designer

• 7+ years of product design experience, including time operating at a senior or staff level • Proven experience designing complex, data-heavy, or technical products (fintech, trading, SaaS, or similar) • Strong product thinking — able to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints • Experience leading large-scale redesigns or modernisation initiatives end-to-end • Deep understanding of UX systems, interaction design, and information architecture • Ability to design fast, high-signal interfaces where speed and clarity matter • Comfort working closely with engineers and understanding technical tradeoffs • Experience creating and scaling design systems and reusable patterns • Strong prototyping skills to validate ideas quickly • Clear communicator who can influence stakeholders and articulate rationale • A portfolio demonstrating ownership, craft, and measurable impact • Trading or crypto experience, or familiarity with financial markets and trading workflows • Experience working on professional tools or power-user products • Experience in startup or high-growth environments • Experience designing responsive or mobile-first trading experiences • 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. • Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable 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 knowledgable about crypto! • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.