Brand Partnerships Manager

## Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. **What makes us different?** Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world. Before you apply, please read the [Kraken Culture](https://www.kraken.com/culture) page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account [here](https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/226090548-How-to-create-an-account-on-Kraken). As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to [industry-leading security](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/security-at-kraken), [crypto education](https://blog.kraken.com/category/crypto-education), and [world-class client support](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/support-at-kraken) through our products like [Kraken Pro](https://pro.kraken.com/), [Desktop](https://www.kraken.com/desktop), [Wallet](https://www.kraken.com/wallet), and [Kraken Futures](https://www.kraken.com/features/futures). **Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!**

## The opportunity - Help execute the brand partnerships that will support and further Kraken’s Mission and drive brand awareness and product adoption - Lead the day-to-day partnership management across some of our key brand partnerships, like Atlassian Williams F1 - Work to support cross-functional partnership initiatives while building, maintaining and growing strong relationships with internal and external teams - In collaboration with our Global Head of Brand Partnerships and Director of Brand Partnerships, support different elements of the partner management life cycle: evaluating potential opportunities, ideating and executing valuable initiatives with current partners, framing and assessment of value and impact, event budgeting, and implementation / optimization - Connect Kraken business priorities, brand marketing, objectives and key messages across our brand partnerships - Coordinate and support pre-activation promotion, on-the-day activities and post-activation follow up actions - Collaborate cross-functionally on event execution logistics, content / asset development, and event communication and execution - Demonstrate effectiveness of partnership efforts through data collection and reporting - Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

## Skills you should HODL - 6+ years of brand partnerships management, strategy, planning and execution experience, preferably including brand partnerships experience within the digital assets industry or financial services - Strong time management, communication, organizational and multitasking skills, flexibility and professional confidence - Demonstrated ability to efficiently work on multiple project requests simultaneously in a fast-paced environment - Experience working and leading cross-functionally and communicating to a wide range of stakeholders - Experience in a fast paced and high growth environment, ability to pivot to the needs of the market. - Experience across verticals including creator, gaming, sports, art, music, and/or fashion partnerships a plus - Ability to learn and manage a number of different organizational tools - Enjoy and excel at working cross functionally to deliver results through partnerships - Ability to build and manage relationships with product and business leaders, internally and externally - Strong knowledge and passion for the Crypto industry - Great strategic instincts, and can exercise good judgment in ambiguous situations - Ability to travel 20%+ of the time, both domestically and internationally

Kraken (legally Payward, Inc.) is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates trading of cryptocurrencies, stocks, futures, and ETFs in most US states. It serves over 10 million clients worldwide with $207 billion in quarterly trading volume and has expanded to tokenized equities for non-US customers.