Broker Dealer Operations Specialist
Alpaca is a brokerage infrastructure company providing developer APIs for stocks, options, fixed income, and crypto trading, plus tokenization infrastructure for TradFi–DeFi markets.
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About Alpaca
Alpaca provides API-first brokerage infrastructure for fintechs, institutions, algorithmic traders, and developers. Its offerings include Broker API, Trading API, market data, self-clearing brokerage services, crypto services, and the Instant Tokenization Network for in-kind minting and redemption of tokenized assets.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage end-to-end back-office operations for Japanese equity trading, including post-trade processing, clearing and settlement, cash movements, reconciliations, account administration, and corporate actions. You will coordinate with external parties and global stakeholders, resolve operational exceptions, maintain required records and reports, and improve operational processes and controls.
Requirements
- At least three years of hands-on Japanese equity back-office operations experience at a securities firm
- Knowledge of post-trade processing, clearing and settlement, cash and position management, securities accounting, customer accounts, customer-asset segregation, and corporate actions
- Understanding of the Japanese securities market and its clearing and settlement framework, including JASDEC
- Experience with or knowledge of statutory books and records and regulatory reporting
- Business-level Japanese and English proficiency
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities accurately, take initiative, and work effectively with stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end back-office operations for Japanese equity trading, including post-trade processing, clearing and settlement, securities and funds delivery, deposits and withdrawals, and position and cash reconciliation
- Manage customer account opening and ongoing account administration
- Oversee customer-asset segregation and prepare or review statutory records, customer statements, and regulatory reports
- Manage corporate actions, tax, and withholding operations
- Coordinate with counterparties, clearing and settlement institutions, custodians, and other external stakeholders
- Handle and escalate operational issues, exceptions, and trade discrepancies
- Establish and improve operational processes, procedures, and internal control frameworks
- Communicate in English with global teams
Benefits
- Stock options
- Health benefits
- One-time USD 500 home-office setup
- USD 150 monthly stipend via a Brex Card