United States
Remote
Director
Full Time
5 days ago
💰$ 116,000 - $ 298,000
remote-firstfinanceautomationAIcryptoseniordirector
Requirements
- •Proven track record as a hands-on finance operator who has driven real cost and efficiency outcomes
- •Deep experience across the full financial operations stack: AP, AR, Payroll, TOPS, Tax, close, reporting, and controls
- •Demonstrated ability to redesign financial workflows and operating models from first principles in a high-growth environment
- •Hands-on experience applying AI tools and automation to financial operations with shipped outcomes
- •Strong track record designing and implementing KPIs, performance targets, and operational dashboards for finance teams
- •Proven ability to coordinate with and influence engineering and systems teams without direct line authority
- •Experience partnering with senior leaders on org design and headcount decisions in a Finance context
- •Strong cross-functional operator in a remote-first, distributed environment
- •High agency: drives outcomes without perfect conditions or a large team
What You'll Do
- •Own the ongoing uplift of the Product – Finance operating model, ensuring it delivers real-time visibility, clear ownership, and tight integration between Finance and the business
- •Define and maintain the right KPIs and targets for each finance team, and build out the dashboards and reporting infrastructure needed to monitor progress and hold teams accountable
- •Partner closely with the CFO on headcount rationalization and org optimization across Finance
- •Identify and implement automation and efficiency opportunities across TOPS, Payroll, AP, Tax, and other finance workflows targeting step-change outcomes
- •Build and own a coordinated automation and AI layer that simplifies work finance-wide
- •Eliminate manual and inefficient work across the full financial operations stack: AP, AR, close, reporting, and controls
- •Coordinate with internal technical teams — FinSys and Engineering — to prioritize and execute automation and systems work
- •Maintain working knowledge of how money moves through Kraken’s systems to identify gaps and work with engineering partners on solutions
- •Execute directly and deliver outcomes with a lean team
- •Partner closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders across systems, data, and operations to drive alignment
Nice to Have
- •Experience in fintech, financial services, or crypto with complex money movement
- •Prior ERP transformation or financial systems implementation experience
- •Familiarity with SOX controls or audit remediation in a Finance context
- •Experience managing globally distributed finance teams
About Kraken
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that provides parachain auctions, staking, and index services.
San Francisco, CA
1000 - 5000
Finance