Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of completely new product concepts for the Onchain space.
• Set industry benchmarks with visually rich and innovative designs, enhancing Kraken's brand recognition.
• Push stakeholders to maintain the highest standards through influence.
• Create exceptional quality user experiences collaborating closely with designers, researchers, product managers, content writers, and engineers.
• Develop the visual concept for Kraken’s Onchain products.
• Balance business objectives, customer needs, insights, and technical constraints to produce data-informed outcomes.
• Own your work, take accountability for design quality, and track outcomes and results.
• Track emerging customer trends to upgrade designs and impact overall design direction.
• Lead design reviews by seeking and giving meaningful, supportive feedback.

Requirements

• Expert in solving tough UX challenges, crafting intuitive user experiences, and rapidly prototyping to test and validate ideas.
• Uses research-backed methods and analytics to inform design decisions; open-minded, egoless, and collaborative.
• Inspires teams by mentoring others, setting a high design bar, and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Organized, articulate, and proactive with strong communication skills to articulate design intent and strategic rationale.
• Knowledge of Ethereum and decentralized workflows.
• Knowledge of financial platforms such as trading platforms, perps, derivatives, pro trading terminals.
• Proven experience leading 0→1 product design initiatives across mobile and web, shipping high-quality, complex products in the Onchain or crypto space.