Head of Sales
Overview
As Head of Sales at xStocks, you will own the global go-to-market for Kraken’s tokenized equities infrastructure business.
Job Description
xStocks is Kraken’s tokenized equities platform – we are building core market infrastructure for a new category: globally accessible, onchain equities.
Responsibilities
- - Define and execute the global GTM strategy across enterprise, mid-market, and builders segments including Banks, Wealth Managers, Centralized Exchanges and DeFi
- - Build a dual-motion engine: Self-serve SaaS like to sales-assisted onboarding for SMB, mid-market partners and builders
- - High-touch enterprise partnerships with complex commercial structures
- - Position xStocks as the preferred infrastructure platform for tokenized equities
- - Standardize pricing, revenue-share models, and commercial frameworks
- - Scale distribution across exchanges, fintech platforms, brokers, and regional operators
- - Lead full partnership lifecycle from strategy and negotiation through launch and expansion
- - Build and scale a high-performing global Sales, BD, and Ecosystem organization
- - Implement forecasting rigor, pipeline discipline, and performance management
- - Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Finance to align commercial strategy with infrastructure and regulatory requirements
Required Skills
- - 10+ years of experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or infrastructure businesses within fintech, crypto, or API-first platforms
- - Strong commercial judgment, negotiation skills, and executive presence
- - Experience selling into international exchanges, FinTechs, brokers, or financial institutions
- - Experience building and leading high-performing global teams
- - International experience required
- - Deep expertise structuring revenue-share and platform economics agreements
- - Deep passion for crypto and the future of financial market infrastructure
Benefits
- - Offers Equity
- - Offers Commission
- - Bonus program
- - Wellness allowance
- - Other benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
About the company
Buy, sell, trade and learn about crypto on Kraken — the simple, powerful crypto platform that grows with you.
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