Senior Counsel, Kraken
Labor & Employment
Cryptocurrency exchange
Open for applications
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience advising in the EU, UK and other jurisdictions on employment, labor, and executive compensation issues, including in-house and law firm experience working with companies on high-growth scaling and at mature Fortune 500 stages
- Broad international labor and employment background
- A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset, plus an opportunity-making attitude, using the law to increase the company’s optionality, not decrease it
Desirable
- Interest in (1) the crypto industry / what our company is offering to the world and why, plus (2) company culture: creating a better experience for yourself and all other employees
- Significant experience with due diligence and advising on labor and employment issues in connection with acquisitions
What the job involves
- This is a fully remote role, for an EU -or- UK licensed attorney, to join Kraken’s world class in-house legal department
- Augment the Labor & Employment (L&E) legal team and act as subject matter expert for EU/UK
- Advise the company on worker classification issues, employee separations, executive compensation agreements, and wage-and-hour matters
- Work with executive leadership, existing employment counsel, and the Kraken Experience team to develop the L&E practice for a rapidly growing global/worldwide workforce
- Work closely with the Kraken Experience team and business leaders to craft on-point policies and procedures for a successful global/worldwide workplace
- Work with and support existing counsel with global workplace investigations potentially involving whistleblower allegations, discrimination allegations, and personnel performance issues
- Provide expert strategic input to the business and recruiting teams on expanding Kraken’s global footprint, global mobility issues, and contingent workforce
- Advise the company with risk mitigation for trade secret matters and restrictive covenants
- Monitor and advise on global L&E trends including those within the crypto industry to help the Company’s competitive adaptability, talent acquisition and retention, and workplace processes along with additional duties as required
Our take
Kraken is the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity. Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, XRP, LTC and other digital currencies, on a platform consistently rated the best and most secure bitcoin exchange by independent news media.
Kraken was the first bitcoin exchange to have its market data displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and one of the first exchanges to offer leveraged bitcoin margin trading.
Kraken are one of the top 3 bitcoin exchanges by volume, behind Coinbase and bit-x with an 18% market share. While this is a competitive space to operate in - the volume of crypto being exchanged every day is very high, so there's space for multiple winners.
Kraken have made a number of acquisitions and have strengthened its world-leading position with the launch of new products, features and apps and a 24/7 multi-lingual support line. The company will continue to provide clients with easier and more versatile ways to participate in the crypto ecosystem.
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13% female employees
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2019
$100m
SERIES C
Mar 2014
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- Work where you want: 90% of Krakenites work remotely, we believe people do their best work wherever they're happiest
- Flexibility and Autonomy: We are highly results-focused vs. time-focused. We want you to work when and how you need to keep you at your most proactive
- We value diversity: Our Team is spread across 60 countries. By joining Kraken you'll be part of a truly multicultural organization that values diversity and inclusion
- A new approach to salary: Kraken prides itself on being at the forefront of crypto innovation, and that means the majority of our workforce has the option to be paid in bitcoin
- Equity Options: Kraken owes its success and growth to its people. That's why we offer nearly all our Krakenites a stake in the company
Company values
- Crypto Conviction
- Assume Best Intent
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Client Obsessed
- Productively Paranoid
- Globally Inclusive
- Humble
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jesse Powell
(Chairman of the Board)Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings
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