Custody Manager

Social Leverage LLC; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Stock Options

New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time $

Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month

Job summary

Alpaca is seeking a Custody Manager to oversee safekeeping, settlement, and administration of client securities within the Saudi market, ensuring the safety and integrity of customer holdings across CMA-regulated flows.

As part of the Operations team, you will manage end-to-end custody lifecycle for Alpaca’s brokerage and Trading API customers, collaborating with Edaa, Tadawul, custodian banks, and internal stakeholders to maintain compliant, scalable custody operations aligned with Saudi Vision

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in securities custody, clearing, or brokerage operations, preferably within the Saudi or GCC capital markets.
• Strong knowledge of Edaa depository services, Tadawul settlement processes, and the Saudi securities lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of CMA regulations, including the Securities Business Regulations, AML rules, and client asset protection requirements.
• Familiarity with Saudi-listed asset classes including equities, Sukuk, ETFs, REITs, and government bonds.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in both Arabic and English, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience managing reconciliation processes and investigating and resolving settlement breaks.
• Proven ability to build, document, and improve operational procedures in a regulated environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a risk-aware mindset.
• Experience managing or mentoring a team.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the daily custody operations workflow, including trade settlement (T+2), asset transfers, and position reconciliation across Saudi-listed equities, Sukuk, and fixed-income instruments.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Securities Depository Center (Edaa), the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), custodian banks, and clearing entities
• Design and improve operational processes to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and support business growth in alignment with CMA requirements
• Lead corporate actions processing, including dividends, rights issues, stock splits, mergers, and Zatka-related distributions
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to automate custody workflows and reduce manual touchpoints
• Ensure compliance with CMA regulations, including the Securities Business Regulations, the Investment Funds Regulations, and client asset segregation requirements
• Liaise with the CMA and other Saudi regulatory bodies during audits, inspections, and reporting cycles
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of custody operations professionals

Skills

Arabic Language

Collaboration

Financial Regulations

Process Improvements

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Team Management

Job description

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

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 10 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 $400 million in funding from top-tier global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Unbound, Peak XV, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 400+ 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

As a Custody Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the safekeeping, settlement, and administration of client securities assets at Alpaca, ensuring the safety and integrity of billions of Saudi Riyals in customer holdings within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital markets.

As part of the Operations team, you will manage the end-to-end custody lifecycle for Alpaca’s brokerage and Trading API customers, encompassing asset safekeeping, trade settlement, corporate actions processing, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting. Working closely with the Securities Depository Center (Edaa), the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), custodian banks, and internal stakeholders, you will ensure that custody operations run seamlessly and in full compliance with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) regulations and other applicable Saudi financial laws.

We’re looking for someone who brings deep securities operations expertise within the Saudi or GCC market, enjoys building scalable processes, and thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment. Working collaboratively across compliance, engineering, and product teams, you’ll ensure the operational backbone of Alpaca’s platform is reliable, compliant, and built to scale in line with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s evolving capital markets landscape.

Things You Get To Do

• Own and manage the daily custody operations workflow, including trade settlement (T+2), asset transfers, and position reconciliation across Saudi-listed equities, Sukuk, and fixed-income instruments
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Securities Depository Center (Edaa), the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), custodian banks, and clearing entities
• Design and improve operational processes to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and support business growth in alignment with CMA requirements
• Lead corporate actions processing, including dividends, rights issues, stock splits, mergers, and Zatka-related distributions
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to automate custody workflows and reduce manual touchpoints
• Ensure compliance with CMA regulations, including the Securities Business Regulations, the Investment Funds Regulations, and client asset segregation requirements
• Liaise with the CMA and other Saudi regulatory bodies during audits, inspections, and reporting cycles
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of custody operations professionals

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

• 7+ years of experience in securities custody, clearing, or brokerage operations, preferably within the Saudi or GCC capital markets
• Strong knowledge of Edaa depository services, Tadawul settlement processes, and the Saudi securities lifecycle
• Deep understanding of CMA regulations, including the Securities Business Regulations, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, and client asset protection requirements
• Familiarity with Saudi-listed asset classes including equities, Sukuk, ETFs, REITs, and government bonds
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in both Arabic and English, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience managing reconciliation processes and investigating and resolving settlement breaks
• Proven ability to build, document, and improve operational procedures in a regulated environment
• Strong attention to detail and a risk-aware mindset
• Experience managing or mentoring a team

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)

• CME-1 (Certified Market Expert) or other CMA-recognized professional certifications
• Experience working with Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) programs or Swap arrangements on Tadawul
• Experience working at a fintech, startup, or CMA-authorized institution
• Familiarity with APIs, automation tooling, or working closely with engineering teams to modernize custody operations
• Experience or understanding of digital asset custody and blockchain-based securities
• Knowledge of Saudi Vision 2030 financial sector development initiatives and CSDI reforms
• Experience working remotely or in a hybrid environment

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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Location Africa, Europe, Middle East, Remote

Work Mode Remote

Seniority Mid-Senior

Company Size 201-500 employees

Skills Arabic Language Collaboration Financial Regulations Process Improvements Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Team Management