Lead Product Manager - Brokerage

Alpaca

United States

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Stock Options

Health Benefits

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

Monthly Stipend: USD $150

Job summary

A significant financial tech firm based in the United States is seeking a Lead Product Manager to drive new product initiatives and manage existing products for their brokerage offerings. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in product management and fintech, with over five years of experience. They will lead cross-functional teams and be responsible for defining product strategy and collaborating across departments. The firm values diversity and encourages passionate individuals to apply.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, and/or starting a startup.
Demonstrated interest in Brokerage and FinTech.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

Define and drive new product initiatives and manage existing products.
Write product requirements and collaborate with engineers.
Drive product strategy by analyzing ROI and market competition.

Skills

Product Management

Collaboration skills

SQL

Business acumen

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

BI tools

Job description

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 are 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 are a dynamic team of 230+ 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 are 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

Our brokerage product team at Alpaca is looking for a Lead Product Manager to define and drive new product initiatives and manage a portfolio of existing products. In this role you will ideate and deliver brokerage features while closely collaborating with engineering, analytics, design, partnerships and many other cross-functional teams across Alpaca.

Things You Get To Do

Own brokerage products
Write product requirements and work with engineers to execute programs
Drive brokerage product strategy by analyzing ROI, market competition, and build-vs-buy scenarios
Improve the brokerage operation efficiency by providing solutions and owning the metrics
Contribute to the product roadmap and product strategy
Lead customer calls around brokerage process and product issues to gain insights and reduce them to products
Participate in calls with external regulators to drive the product strategy and execution
Report timely and accurately on product status and results to internal and external stakeholders
Ad hoc duties and projects as assigned

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

Excited about what Alpaca is building
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
5+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, and/or starting a startup
Demonstrated interest in Brokerage and FinTech
Experience analyzing data using SQL and a relevant BI tool
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and collaboration skills
Business acumen to understand tradeoffs between stakeholders and technology feasibility with time and budget constraints

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)