Product Manager - Trading API

Alpaca; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 1.334.222.000 - 2.001.335.000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a Product Manager to drive product initiatives for their Trading API product team. The role involves defining product requirements, conducting user research, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-quality products. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience, a strong passion for trading, and analytical skills. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive Salary & Stock Options

New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, Trading, or building a product.
• Ability to balance user experience and stakeholder needs.
• Experience in building or scaling trading platforms is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy based on customer needs and behaviors.
• Define product requirements and partner with teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Conduct user research to validate solutions and inform product decisions.
• Leverage data analytics to measure product success and identify opportunities.
• Shape and maintain the product roadmap.

Skills

Analytical skills and proficiency in SQL

Strong communication skills

Deep passion for trading and markets

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, STEM, or a related field

Job description

Overview

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 C funding round brought our total investment to over $170 million, fueling our ambitious vision. Alpaca serves hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs, including broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totaling over 6 million brokerage accounts. Our global team is a diverse group of engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals focused on opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our API and infrastructure. Alpaca is backed by 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 are a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members across the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond. We are seeking passionate individuals who 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

Our Trading API product team at Alpaca is seeking a Product Manager to help define and drive new product initiatives, as well as manage a portfolio of existing products. In this role, you will ideate and deliver Alpaca’s direct channel features while closely collaborating with engineering, design, data, marketing, operations, and many other cross-functional teams across Alpaca.

Things You Get To Do

• Help drive direct channel product strategy by deeply understanding customer needs and behaviours, analyzing ROI, assessing market competition, and evaluating build-vs-buy opportunities
• Define and own product requirements, partnering with engineering, design, operations, data, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time
• Conduct user research and customer interviews to uncover customer pain points, validate solutions, and inform product decisions
• Own product metrics by leveraging data analytics to measure success, identify opportunities, and drive continuous improvement
• Shape and maintain the product roadmap, aligning short-term execution with long-term strategy
• Guide go-to-market strategy and execution, partnering with marketing, sales, and operations to drive product adoption, activation, retention, and revenue growth
• Conduct deep-dive analyses of the user funnel, identify friction points, optimize conversion rates, and uncover opportunities to drive product growth
• Take ownership of ad hoc projects and initiatives as business needs evolve

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

• Excited about what Alpaca is building
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, STEM, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, Trading, or building a product of your own
• Deep passion for trading, markets, and financial products
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in SQL
• Sharp business acumen, with the ability to balance user experience, stakeholder needs, technical feasibility, and resource constraints
• Strategic thinker who can zoom in on solving immediate problems while keeping long-term company goals in mind
• Highly self-driven, with exceptional communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical audiences

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience building or scaling trading platforms or brokerage products
• Hands-on experience with algorithmic trading
• Technical background with experience working with APIs

How We Take Care of You

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Alpaca is an equal opportunity workplace committed to a diverse workforce.