Broker-Dealer Operations Specialist, Japan

Who We Are:

Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 9 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 380+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role:

＜Operations＞

• Handling customer securities account opening, including anti-social force screening and due diligence.
• Ongoing customer account management.
• Managing and executing securities operations, including settlement, funding, withdrawals, and balance reconciliation.

＜System Development Support＞

• Provide feedback and support to the product development team based on domain knowledge of U.S. and Japanese equity back-office processes.
• Provide input on processes related to settlement, foreign exchange, and custody.
• Validate specifications and accuracy of statutory reporting documents.
• Review and verify customer tax-related requirements.
• Provide input regarding requirements for off-ledger bookkeeping and client ledger structure.

Who You Are (Must-Haves):

• 3+ years of back-office experience in U.S. securities at a securities firm, especially in areas such as settlement, FX, and custody
• Some understanding of Japanese securities management and the differences between Japanese and U.S. markets
• Knowledge of off-ledger bookkeeping practices
• Working understanding of client ledger structure and securities accounting
• Knowledge of customer tax requirements (e.g. withholding and reporting)
• Practical experience in regulatory reporting related to off-site monitoring

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves):

• Comfortable reading, writing, and speaking in English
• Certified as JSDA Internal Control Manager
• Experience participating in back-office system development or enhancement (e.g. requirements definition, testing)
• Familiarity with Japan-specific account types such as NISA
• Understanding of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and related regulations

Work Conditions:

• Full-time employee
• Primarily remote, but in-office attendance is required for system access 2-3 times a week.