Middle Office Manager – EU
Posted 1ds ago
Employment Information
Job Description
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

















