Director of Customer Experience Trading API
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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About the Role
You will lead and develop global Trading API support functions. You will establish service standards, global coverage, escalation paths, KPIs, and AI-enabled support improvements. You will turn customer feedback into product and operational improvements, develop VIP support, and grow a high-performing support organization.
Requirements
- Experience building and leading customer-facing teams in brokerage, trading, or financial markets
- Understanding of brokerage products, trading workflows, order lifecycle, and active and institutional trader needs
- Series 7 license
- Series 24 license or ability to obtain it after joining
- Experience developing existing teams
- Experience managing customer support across regions and time zones
- Experience establishing and managing KPIs
- Technical fluency with APIs, integrations, and complex customer issues
- Experience using AI and automation for customer support
- Cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, Trading, Operations, Compliance, and Sales
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Trading API customer support team
- Build a follow-the-sun support model with 24/5 coverage
- Establish service levels, escalation paths, and regional handoffs
- Ensure timely, high-quality support across Trading API products
- Identify recurring issues and address root causes with cross-functional partners
- Establish customer experience KPIs and reporting
- Use data, AI, automation, and self-service tools to improve support quality and scalability
- Build differentiated support for VIP and institutional customers
- Partner with Product to improve onboarding, usability, and self-service
- Lead, coach, QA, hire, and develop customer-facing support teams
Benefits
- Stock options
- Health benefits
- One-time USD 500 home-office setup
- USD 150 monthly stipend via Brex Card
