Talent Acquisition Operations Associate
Payward, Inc. is the parent company and operating platform behind Kraken and a portfolio spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, tokenized assets, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
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About Payward, Inc.
Payward operates unified financial infrastructure across crypto and traditional markets, including shared liquidity, risk and margin systems, collateral and settlement, compliance, and licensing. Its first-party portfolio includes Kraken, Kraken Pro, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, CF Benchmarks, Reap, Krak, Kraken Prime, Kraken OTC, Kraken Custody, and Bitnomial.
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About the Role
You will help run the operations behind a global hiring engine. You will own interview operations end to end, coordinate scheduling and candidate communications across regions, partner with executive assistants on calendars, manage pre-boarding and background checks for new hires worldwide, and keep candidate and hiring data accurate in Ashby and Workday. This is a 6-month fixed-term position supporting US timezones.
Requirements
- 4+ years in recruiting coordination, talent acquisition operations, HR operations or a similar role, ideally in a high-growth global environment
- Hands-on experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS, and familiarity with applicant tracking systems
- Experience supporting pre-boarding and onboarding, including coordinating background checks
- Working knowledge of background check processes across multiple countries and regions
- Ability to coordinate across time zones and manage complex, high-volume calendars with precision
- Exceptional judgment and discretion with confidential information
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and adapt quickly
Responsibilities
- Own interview operations end to end across regions and time zones
- Support global executive and non-executive hiring operations, including scheduling, rescheduling, tracking and candidate communications
- Partner with executive assistants across regions to coordinate calendars and keep hiring timelines on track
- Own pre-boarding for new hires worldwide, including background checks, tracking progress and flagging risks to start dates
- Create and maintain accurate candidate and hiring records in Ashby and Workday
- Partner with onboarding, recruiting and hiring managers for a seamless transition from offer acceptance to day one
- Apply hiring policies consistently across regions, flagging exceptions and escalating early
Benefits
- Bonus program
- Equity program
- Wellness allowance
- Medical, dental, vision and 401(k) (US only)