Product Manager, Japan Platform

Who We Are

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 C funding round brought our total investment to over $170 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, totalling over 6 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.

Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members

We're a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond! We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role

We are seeking a bilingual Product Manager to lead the development and localization of Alpaca’s Japan platform. This role will serve as the voice of the Japanese customer, bridging local market needs with global product strategy. You’ll collaborate closely with teams in both the U.S. and Japan to define and deliver a product roadmap that drives adoption, compliance, and customer success. Ideal candidates bring strong product intuition, experience with platforms or APIs, and a solid understanding of Japan’s brokerage or trading landscape. This is a high-impact role requiring cross-functional leadership, client engagement, and a deep commitment to delivering regulatory-compliant, market-fit solutions.

Things You Get To Do

• Serve as the voice of the Japanese customer — deeply understand and articulate local needs, pain points, and market opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the US and Japan to define and execute on the product roadmap for Alpaca’s Japan platform.
• Translate product concepts into clear, detailed product specifications and work closely with engineering to drive execution.
• Partner with the Japan BD entity to support client discovery, pre-sales technical discussions, and ongoing product feedback loops.
• Own metrics related to platform adoption and usage in Japan and drive initiatives to improve client success and engagement.
• Ensure products are developed in compliance with local regulations and market practices in Japan.

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

• 3+ years of product management or related experience in a technology or financial services environment.
• Strong product intuition and experience building platforms or APIs.
• Business-level fluency in Japanese and English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Familiarity with brokerage, trading, or capital markets in Japan is highly preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills.

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)

• Technical background working with APIs

How We Take Care of You

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• Health Benefits
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend