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Support M&A and strategic investment activities: lead diligence, build financial models (DCF, comps), prepare deal materials, manage venture portfolio tracking (IRR/MOIC), maintain deal cash forecasts, and produce screening memos and executive/Board materials.

As a Product Manager II, you will own the roadmap for prediction markets, lead cross-functional teams, and develop derivatives strategies while engaging with customers and overseeing product launches.

Own product strategy, roadmap, and delivery for fraud and ATO systems. Lead end-to-end delivery, define APIs and technical specs, integrate with vendors, and collaborate with Legal, Risk, Finance, and Ops to build fraud detection, case management, and investigation tools with minimal user friction.

Lead operational running and launch readiness for Payward Services' B2B2C products; gate go-lives for regulatory and operational requirements; manage US regulated entities day-to-day (licensing, risk, incidents, audits); drive cross-functional execution across Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Finance; support state licensing workstreams (money transmitter, lending/NMLS); serve as operational counterpart to regulators; define metrics and operating model to scale regulated platform offerings.

Lead end-to-end M&A and venture transactions: source opportunities, negotiate terms, coordinate due diligence, build pro forma financial models and valuations, drive cross-functional consensus, and close deals while mentoring the Corporate Development function and maintaining industry networks.

The VIP Relationship Manager will enhance client relationships, drive business growth through tailored strategies, and manage high-net-worth individual accounts.

Lead end-to-end M&A integrations across multiple acquisitions, translating deal theses into operational plans, driving cross-functional workstreams (product, engineering, finance, G&A), tracking synergies and risks, executing IT and HR integrations, and partnering with executive stakeholders to realize deal value and improve integration playbooks.

Lead program management for Data & Audit Readiness: own inventories, playbooks, and catalogs to keep data systems audit-ready; coordinate audits with Internal Audit, Risk, Finance, Security, Compliance and external auditors; implement tagging/governance and manage auditor access; perform ongoing testing and readiness improvements.

Own and build audit-ready data architecture, ETL pipelines, and validations to support internal audit. Maintain inventories, playbooks, and catalogs; assess downstream impacts of schema changes; implement automated data quality checks and monitoring; and translate audit/business requirements into technical specifications for stakeholders.

Architect and build an AI-native finance operating system for Kraken, focusing on automation, systems architecture, and regulatory compliance.