Senior Analyst, Security Compliance at Kraken

<h1><strong>Building the Future of Open Finance</strong><br /></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br />Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kraken.com/culture"><u>culture page</u></a> to understand what drives us and how we work.</p><h2><strong>The team</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Kraken’s world-class Security Team is growing. As we continue to scale and mature our information technology controls program, we are seeking a senior professional with a strong background in IT controls and external audit to help build and operate a program designed for enterprise scale.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role sits within Kraken’s Security Compliance function and offers close partnership with experienced leaders across our IT program, security organization, and enterprise technology stack. You’ll have the opportunity to establish audit rigor while also helping design and implement a robust, next-gen controls framework in a rapidly evolving Web3 environment.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Kraken is a leader in the security and digital assets space. You will collaborate with peers who have led global audit and consulting teams across Big Four organizations and contribute to initiatives shaping emerging Web3 standards. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact both within Kraken and across the broader industry.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The ideal candidate is comfortable working cross-functionally across a variety of teams, including Finance, Technology, Engineering, and Security to inform sound, risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a fully remote role.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>The opportunity</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead and manage SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations under AICPA standards in a complex, rapidly evolving technology environment, partnering with external auditors and internal teams to design, implement, and continuously improve IT control processes</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support end-to-end SOX planning and execution, including IT system scoping, audit readiness, and development and delivery of training for control owners operatin