Middle Office Manager – EU

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Middle Office Manager supporting Kraken's institutional trading and lending operations. Overseeing post-trade execution and coordinating with various teams for operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

  • Execute and maintain middle-office processes supporting OTC, exchange, and lending activity. Ensure accurate trade capture, flawless settlement, and timely reconciliation for all regional institutional clients and counterparties.
  • Oversee post-trade processing, manage settlement instructions, coordinate with custodians, venues, and counterparties, and resolve trade breaks or exceptions. Maintain high data integrity across systems and uphold operational best practices.
  • Monitor digital asset and fiat balances across custodians, venues, and wallets. Support Trading and Treasury in maintaining optimal inventory allocation and settlement readiness.
  • Execute processes and workflows defined by the global Head of Middle Office. Identify inefficiencies and propose improvements, contributing to continuous enhancement of operational infrastructure.
  • Partner with Trading, Treasury, Risk, Product, and Engineering to support new product launches, infrastructure upgrades, and system enhancements. Ensure regional needs are accounted for in global workflows.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in middle office, trading operations, settlements, clearing, or reconciliations within a trading firm, OTC desk, brokerage, exchange, or investment banking institution.
  • Solid understanding of trade capture, allocations, settlements, reconciliation, and exception management across digital assets or traditional markets.
  • Comfortable with settlement flows, confirmation processes, wallet/custodian coordination, and resolving breaks in a fast-moving environment.
  • Detail-oriented mindset with a strong understanding of controls, risk awareness, and data accuracy. Ability to follow SOPs and maintain high-quality operational execution.
  • Able to coordinate effectively with Trading, Treasury, Risk, and Product teams. Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience supporting institutional clients or counterparties; able to handle urgency, complexity, and precision in post-trade workflows.
  • Comfortable operating in both crypto-native and traditional finance environments. Passion for digital assets and operational innovation.

Benefits:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities

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