Product Manager - Brokerage - UK
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About the Position
Product Manager - Brokerage - UK
Remote - UK
About the Company
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Among 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, totaling 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.
Responsibilities
As a Product Manager - Accounts, you will be responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and execution of Alpaca's core account management and identity verification systems. You will be the voice of our partners, working to create a flexible and compliant global account infrastructure. This role is critical to enabling financial institutions around the world to seamlessly and securely onboard and manage their end-users. You will work closely with engineering, legal, compliance, and business development teams to navigate the complexities of different jurisdictions and deliver a world-class account experience.
- Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Alpaca's account opening and identity verification services
- Manage the lifecycle of various account structures, including fully disclosed, omnibus, and omnibus with sub-accounting, to meet the diverse needs of our global B2B clients.
- Develop and enhance features such as the ability to open accounts for entities, create sub-accounts for distinct trading strategies, and manage multiple account types (e.g., self-directed, robo, retirement)
- Lead the strategy for KYC and identity verification, supporting various models from partner-led KYC to integrated solutions with third-party providers
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and regional business teams to navigate the complexities of different jurisdictions, ensuring our account systems meet local licensing, data management, and financial requirements
- Author detailed product requirement documents (PRDs) and user stories to ensure clarity and alignment across all teams
- Work with go-to-market teams to enable adoption of new account features and onboarding flows
- Define and analyze key metrics such as onboarding success rates, account funding times, and KYC pass-through rates to measure success and identify areas for improvement
Requirements
- At least 5 years of product management experience, with a focus on B2B, fintech, or complex platform products
- Experience with products related to user onboarding, identity verification (KYC/AML), or account management systems
- A strong understanding of the operational and regulatory complexities in financial services, especially concerning client onboarding and account lifecycle management
- Proven ability to understand complex technical and business requirements and work effectively with engineering, legal, and compliance teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders
- Data-driven mindset with experience using analytics tools to track product performance and make informed decisions
- A genuine passion for financial markets and a strong desire to build products that empower developers and democratize access to financial services
- Experience working in an agile development environment
Nice to Have
- A background in engineering
- Direct experience working in the fintech or brokerage industry
- Experience working in a globally distributed, remote-first company
- Familiarity with different brokerage account structures (e.g., omnibus, fully disclosed)
- Experience with global identity verification providers and regulatory technology (RegTech)
We Offer
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- 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.
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