Executive Researcher

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About Kraken

As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto. Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide - our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption. But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Join us to bring crypto to the world.

To ensure Kraken is the right fit for you, please ensure you read Kraken Culture Explained to find out more about us!

About the Role

We are excited to be rapidly scaling our team and are looking for exceptional Talent Researchers to join Kraken's meaningful mission. If you are someone that is passionate about making an impact, inspired by solving challenges and wants to be a part of a company that is changing the world, we'd like to talk with you.

We’re seeking Executive Researchers who are motivated, curious and inquisitive. You will advocate our employer brand and build pipelines of exceptional talent to help us reach the next phase of hyper-growth. We're a globally distributed and diverse team who are trailblazing new standards whilst hiring the greatest talent on earth.

Responsibilities

Partner with Hiring Managers and Executive Recruiters to design and execute candidate mapping strategies, market intelligence, and executive prep materials to contribute to a world class executive recruiting function

Develop and execute creative candidate engagement strategies, overseeing the outreach strategy to c-level executives

Gather, organize and communicate competitive market intelligence; Identifying where target talent exists and sharing industry trends broadly across our recruiting team

Perform research and identify where the target talent exists, capturing and sharing learnings with the hiring executives often at the c-level

Collaborate with the broader sourcing team in leveraging best practices across research techniques, boolean searches, tools, networking and other sourcing methods

Create and compose compelling messaging that highlights the exciting challenges and incredible culture at Kraken

Independently develop and maintain candidate flow across a variety of disciplines spread across technical and non technical domain areas

Source candidates through a variety of search resources (social media, internal database, job boards, networking, internet searches, events, etc.)

Proactively recommend and drive process improvements that impact candidate identification and engagement

Relentlessly talent pipelines for future hiring needs

Be an ambassador to Kraken, sharing our values and drive brand awareness in the market

Participate in research projects and other initiatives which improve the infrastructure of hiring

Participate and help influence the team in best practices across data quality, tooling, and industry insights

Requirements

4+ years of sourcing or research experience from a reputable, fast-growing technology/product business

Proven experience with identifying and engaging hard-to-contact executive level candidates against ruthless competition

A master of your craft who continuously strives to improve at the cutting edge of sourcing and engagement

Strong expertise in advanced research and identification techniques

Creative with the ability to think outside the box to uncover hidden talent

Influential written and verbal communication, including the ability to craft, test and iterate on outreach to improve response rates

Organized, operationally astute and data-oriented

Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment where things can change quickly

Passion or growing intrigue for cryptocurrency adoption and personal experience with crypto preferred

Location Tagging: #US #EU #CANADA

We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique and diverse experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives, regardless of their background. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!

As an equal opportunity employer we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.