Clearing & Settlements Supervisor – Americas

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About the role:

The Kraken Clearing & Settlements Supervisor is a highly visible role requiring dynamic interactions across Kraken’s global clearing and settlements infrastructure
This individual will supervise a team of Americas-based Settlement Specialists and will be the global process owner for over-the-counter (“OTC”) crypto and fiat settlements
 

What You'll Do:

• Lead team of Settlement Specialists in managing end to end OTC settlement requests, efficiently processing payables and receivables via bank wire and crypto transactions
  
• Partner with Kraken’s global OTC trading team to provide robust and reliable global 24/7 settlement services and an extraordinary client experience
  
• Propose, institute, and maintain a library of OTC trade & settlement best-in-class metrics and management reports
  
• Ensure all OTC transactions adhere to internal policies & controls and that controls are regularly tested
  Propose and institute new policy and control recommendations
  
• Coordinate with global Treasury team members to execute payments to rebalance operating and custodial assets
  
• Create, update, and maintain detailed desk procedures and training materials for the global settlement team and related stakeholders
  
• Maintain productive working relationships with banking partners, operations teams, product, management, dev ops, and other stakeholders
  
• Utilize treasury operating tools across multiple global banking partners and various payment portals
  
• Maintain a collaborative approach to continuous improvement of processes ensuring data verification, quality, and accuracy

*Please note that weekend work is required 1-2 times per month for this role

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics
  MBA Preferred
• 5+ years experience in clearing and settlements, broker/dealer capacity with expert knowledge of the trade life-cycle broker/dealer capacity
• Prior supervisory or management experience required
• Ability to work fully remote supporting the U
  S
  time zones
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a transactional environment requiring urgency and vigilance
• Demonstrable knowledge and passion about bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading and exchange services with a security first mind set
• Strong comprehension of the balance sheet, cash flow statement, and effects of transactions to each
• Understanding of international and local payment networks SWIFT, SEPA, etc
  
• Knowledge and experience with SQL queries, database structure, and BI tools is a big plus; TMS experience preferred
• Strong work ethic and ability to excel in a fast-paced evolving environment

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