Product Manager, Prop Trading

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the roadmap for the trading experience within your area, including sequencing, requirements, and delivery, in close collaboration with the Head of Product.

• Establish the standards for a top-tier proprietary trading user experience: quick, intuitive, and tailored for serious derivatives traders.

• Execute on immediate priorities and ensure terminal parity with leading market players (Hyperliquid and others).

• Direct the product strategy for agentic and API trading, empowering power users with programmatic access to proprietary capital.

• Collaborate with Kraken Pro engineering to create a trading experience that is seamless within the crypto ecosystem while addressing the unique needs of proprietary traders.

• Work closely with the risk team to convert execution nuances into product requirements, gaining an understanding of A-book versus B-book mechanics, drawdown rules, and their influence on user experience.

• Set clear standards for what "done" means on trading features, including requirements, edge cases, acceptance criteria, and post-launch iterations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-6+ years of experience in senior product management, with considerable time spent managing a trading or execution product.

• Profound knowledge of derivatives trading, including perps, futures, margin, leverage, order types, and risk parameters.

• Proven experience in developing products for professional or semi-professional traders who have high expectations and low tolerance for friction.

• Demonstrated ability to ship complex, technically challenging features from start to finish with exceptional quality.

• Capable of drafting detailed and clear product requirements that engineers can act on without needing constant clarification.

• Strong viewpoints on trading user experience — you have utilized the best terminals available and understand quality standards.

• Comfortable with technical specifics — able to read API documentation, comprehend data contracts, and provide informed opinions on architectural trade-offs.

• Experience working on products that require real-time data (such as streaming prices, live P&L, and order states).

• Familiar with concepts related to trading infrastructure, including order routing, execution layers, risk engines, and position monitoring.

• Bonus: familiarity with agentic workflows, algorithmic trading, or API-first product design.

• Senior enough to independently manage a domain with minimal guidance — you set the agenda rather than wait for one.

• Strong written communication skills — your PRDs, tickets, and asynchronous updates are clear and comprehensive.

• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering teams and managing cross-functional dependencies.

• Trader empathy — you understand the pressures of having an open position and the necessity for the product to function flawlessly.

• Crypto-native or deeply curious — you grasp the space, its culture, and the significance of proprietary trading within it.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus program

• Equity program

• Wellness allowance

• Health insurance