Head of Information Security (APAC)

Alpaca seeks a Head of Information Security for APAC to manage regional security, risk, and compliance, focusing on APAC regulations.

Remote role with a salary of $75K-$125K.

Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and more.

Our recent Series D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 million.

We serve hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs.

## What you'll do

• •Manage Alpaca’s APAC information security program.
• •Interpret and implement local regulatory requirements into security controls.
• •Lead risk identification, assessment, and mitigation for cloud infrastructure, APIs, and trading systems.
• •Partner with Engineering for secure-by-design, cloud-native infrastructure.
• •Lead and support regulatory exams, audits, and assessments.
• •Develop and maintain regional security policies, standards, and procedures.

## Conditions

• •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.

• •6+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, or GRC.
• •Fluent in Japanese and English.
• •Excellent understanding of cloud security, application and infrastructure security, and risk management frameworks.
• •Experience with security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• •Direct experience with APAC regulatory requirements (APPI, FSA).
• •Proven experience handling audits, regulatory exams, or compliance programs.