Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure company. The Securities Finance Analyst will manage a portfolio of borrowed and lent securities, focusing on maximizing profitability while minimizing risk, and collaborating with various teams on product development and operations optimization.
Responsibilities
- Identify and execute borrow and loan opportunities across various asset classes (equities, fixed income, ETFs) using both manual and automated trading strategies
- Leverage SQL, AI tools to streamline daily tasks, develop analytical tools, and automate data-driven decisions, Go experience preferred
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to optimize data pipelines, trading systems, operational efficiency and risk controls
- Monitor outstanding loans, recalls, and rates to optimize risk and profitability
- Build and maintain relationships with borrowers, lenders, custodians, and firm client partners
- Assess and manage counterparty, credit, and market risk while staying informed of market developments and regulatory changes
- Work with existing and new securities lending vendors on product development solutions
- Create automated workflow solutions for securities lending trading and operations
- Assist in infrastructure building and business development for tokenized equities financing
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field
- 1–3 years of experience in a technical or trading role, ideally with some exposure to securities lending, short selling, operations or related experience
- Series 7 and 63, or willingness to obtain within 90 days of employment
- Proficient in SQL, Excel VBA, AI automation tools, Go experience preferred
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities
- Familiarity with core financial instruments (equities, fixed income, ETFs, cryptocurrency) and general market mechanics
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work across teams
- Self-starter: high level of initiative and eagerness to learn about securities lending, product development, advanced trading concepts, and building automated trading strategies
- Go experience preferred
Benefits
- 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
Company Overview
Alpaca is a financial system platform that allows developers and businesses to build apps, embed investing, and trade algorithms. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://alpaca.markets/jp/.