Senior Data Analyst - Growth for Crypto Exchange

About the Role

We're hiring a Senior Data Analyst - Growth to join our innovative team at Kraken. As a Senior Data Analyst, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of crypto by leveraging data to drive insights and actions that enhance business performance. This position is fully remote, allowing you to work from anywhere while contributing to our mission of accelerating global crypto adoption.

What You'll Do

• Act as a trusted business advisor who influences decision-making for the growth team and deeply understands the business, both inside and out.
• Own the design of dashboards, metrics, and reports, turning data into actionable insights for the growth team, cross-functional partners, and the leadership team.
• Dive into large, complex datasets/logs to turn your findings into scalable data models necessary to facilitate reporting, analytics, and ML models.
• Lead cross-functional projects with analysts, scientists, engineers, and product teams to build data pipelines using Airflow, Python, and modern ETL frameworks.
• Develop and automate reporting of key performance indicators of various Kraken’s products at scale.
• Be at the forefront of data innovation by experimenting, testing hypotheses, and translating insights into action.
• Deliver insights that shape growth direction through clear, data-driven storytelling.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data analysis and data management within the financial services industry, ideally gained in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Expert SQL skills—including complex joins, CTEs, and analytical functions—paired with familiarity in Python libraries such as pandas, matplotlib, and plotly.
• Hands-on experience using dbt (data build tool) to model and organize marketing, product, or performance data for reporting and decision-making.
• Experience setting up and managing data pipelines, with a strong understanding of data workflow orchestration.
• Capable of creating intuitive dashboards and visualizations to communicate complex insights clearly.
• Strong communicator who can simplify complex data ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A degree in a field emphasizing analytical rigor, such as software engineering, economics, or a hard science.

Nice to Have

• Deep interest in improving user experiences through better product analytics and experimentation.
• Passion for continuous learning and approaching problems with a beginner’s mindset.
• Solid understanding of the cryptocurrency space and how financial markets function.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Fully remote work environment with flexibility.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse team of crypto experts.
• Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.