Broker-Dealer Operations Specialist, Japan

Join Alpaca as a Broker-Dealer Operations Specialist in Japan. Leverage your back-office experience in U.S. securities and contribute to our mission of opening financial services to everyone. Competitive salary and remote work options available. 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, totaling 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.

• •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.

• •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.

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

• •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.

• •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.

• •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.