Data Analyst, Growth

In this role, you’ll own end-to-end data management from building and maintaining datasets and pipelines to designing dashboards and insights for the Growth team. Additionally, you will work on experimentation infrastructure, launching an A/B testing system together with your team and contributing to other experimental projects to ensure the data team is constantly evolving and growing.

You will be, quite literally and quantitatively, defining success on a daily basis for our Growth and leadership teams. Join us and be part of a team where data is not just an asset but our language, our tool, and our future.

The opportunity

• 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.
• Develop high-quality code for pipelines and dashboards, incorporating software engineering best practices
• Deliver insights that shape growth direction through clear, data-driven storytelling.
  
  Skills you should HODL
• 5+ years of experience in data analysis and data management within the financial services industry, ideally gained in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Experience working with marketing growth teams to analyze and optimize performance across the full marketing funnel and related business metrics.
• This role requires 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
• You’re passionate about investing or day trading — whether in equities or crypto — and have professional or personal exposure to trading products and solutions.
• You believe wholeheartedly in the values outlined in Kraken’s Tentaclements document
• A degree in a field emphasizing analytical rigor, such as software engineering, economics, or a hard science
• Based in Canada, the US, the UK, or the EU, and fluent in English.
  
  Nice to haves
• 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