Sales & Business Development Director (Indices)

This individual will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with prominent institutions in the cryptocurrency industry and seeking out opportunities to license the firms index products. The successful candidate will take a key role in executing and refining the firms go to market strategy and work closely with index content and group marketing teams to fulfill the firm’s commercial objectives. The right candidate will have a strong understanding of the traditional use cases for indices amongst different target segments but also be a creative thinker that can seek out new use cases in the developing cryptocurrency ecosystem. As the firm’s key client facing team member this role will also be expected to provide market intelligence and feedback to shape the firms product development strategy and pipeline. The successful candidate will play a major role in an integral part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and its development as an asset class.

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain and expand relationships with the firm’s key index licensing clients and prospects to driverevenues
• Articulate and market the key benefits of the firm’s products to potential licensees
• Create a sales framework to generate leads and systematically address and convert to licensees
• Work closely with the content and marketing teams to convert awareness and interest into business opportunities
• Identify new opportunities for the firm’s indices and data to play a role in the cryptocurrency industry
• Provide market intelligence on product demands in the industry
  

Requirement

• Strong understanding of the use cases for indices and market participants that would utilize them
• Demonstrable track record of building client bases and revenues in the financial data space
• Knowledge of the market structure for cryptocurrencies
• Experience of a dynamic, fast paced, start-up fintech environment a bonus
• Basic knowledge of the EU BMR regulatory framework a plus

Personal Specifications:
• Have an acute commercial sense and be adept at building networks leveraging all communication channels
• Able to work in a team environment whilst benefiting from great autonomy
• Self- starting, ambitious and motivated by the opportunity to define an emerging asset class

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About Kraken

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 4 million clients, Kraken is one of the world's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Our range of successful products are playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. We attract people who constantly push themselves to think differently and chart exciting new paths in a rapidly growing industry. Kraken is a diverse group of dreamers and doers who see value in being radically transparent. Let's change the way the world thinks about money! Join the revolution!