Benefits Manager, Kraken
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
- A candidate will thrive here if they are looking to make an immediate impact by rolling up their sleeves and jumping into this fast paced, passionate and dynamic team
- 10+ years of benefits experience in EMEA and APAC, preferably in a similar role at a high tech, multinational company
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and departments on multiple projects
- Highly organized, operationally astute and data-oriented
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, attention to details and high degree of accuracy
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
- Willingness to embrace change, self-motivated and proactive learner
- Exceptional customer service, written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with an HRIS (Workday) and benefits enrollment portals
- Excellent computer skills – advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR
- Empathetic, emotionally intelligent, motivated and passionate
What the job involves
- Our mission is to provide a competitive and inclusive benefit package tailored to meet the diverse needs of our Krakenites at every step of their personal and professional journey
- Through innovative solutions and a commitment to excellence we aim to enhance the well-being and satisfaction of each of our Krakenites
- We design, build, manage and administer an international benefits program inclusive of immigration, health & wellness, pension, and time off and leave of absence for non-US employees
- We problem solve Krakenites requests for time away from work, insurance questions and claim issues, audit our benefits enrollment and payroll data and maintain pension governance and compliance
- Kraken is a place where opportunities to grow and learn are boundless
- Continue to improve upon the international benefits program ability to meet the diverse needs of our Krakenites. Improve the employee experience and continue to look for innovative benefits solutions
- Provide counsel to key internal stakeholders on benefits guidelines and the nuances of regions, territories and specific countries as well as build external relationships with key benefits partners
- Report, assess and analyse data to maintain, distribute, and communicate information
- Design and manage the global mobility program
- Update & Improve employee-facing benefits communications & online content
- Support international Time Off & Leave Programs by answering Krakenite questions and overseeing the leave of absence process
- Represent the benefits team in M&A and legal entity expansion and set up
- Lead a team of international benefits analysts who are responsible for day to day benefit administration across the regions
- Support the Director of Global Benefits by executing all aspects of the annual benefits management process including health and welfare, occupational health retirement (pension), leave of absence and ancillary benefits for the international region (all countries except for US & Canada)
- Partner with the Workday team to build and improve administration efficiency through automation and employee self-service
- Conduct regular analysis to monitor the regulatory compliance and on-going effectiveness of benefits programs to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity are maintained. Shares recommendations regarding changes to existing programs with Director of Global Benefits
- Regularly monitors local works council, labor union, and acquired rights requirements to ensure company adherence to local laws
- Manage and audit the benefits invoices and payroll inputs
- Maintain annual international benefits budget
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.
Freddie
Company Specialist
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back within 2 weeks
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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