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Associate, Corporate Development

Kraken · United States · Remote

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About Kraken

Own the power of your money with Kraken. Trade crypto, stocks, futures, staking and more. Trusted by millions worldwide since 2011. Get started today.

About the role

Lead due diligence across live transactions with cross-functional DRIs, organize and maintain the data rooms, schedule diligence and debrief sessions, and draft consolidated diligence reports. Build initial operating models, trading comparables and precedent transactions, DCF and returns analyses, and accretion / dilution support.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a university in Business, Commerce, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience at a leading investment bank, venture capital firm, private equity firm, management consultancy, or startup
  • Excellence in understanding and scrutinizing business models (financials, mechanics, quality) within a financial institution
  • Excellent financial modeling and valuation skills
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills, writing experience (deal memos), and storytelling skills on industry trends, implications, and pain points
  • Advanced Excel and experience with data analysis tools
More about this role

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.

Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work.

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.

As a market leader in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, Kraken is expanding across multiple dimensions — including through M&A and strategic investments globally. The Corporate Development team is central to that growth, helping Kraken stay nimble and opportunistic as we pursue leap-frog deals and new sources of competitive advantage.

As an Associate on our Corporate Development team, you’ll play a significant role in our M&A, and growth activities globally.

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