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Job description
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 D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 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, totaling over 9 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.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with IFSCA (Payment Services) Regulations and applicable circulars.
- Oversee adherence to licensing conditions, capital requirements, safeguarding norms, and operational controls.
- Act as the designated regulatory liaison with IFSCA.
- Oversee compliant fund flows between client bank accounts, PSP systems, and Broker-Dealer trading accounts.
- Ensure adherence to FEMA, 1999 and applicable foreign exchange regulations in IFSC.
- Implement and supervise AML/CFT framework including KYC, CDD/EDD, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.
- Report compliance and risk matters to the Board.
Requirements
- Senior level experience in regulatory compliance, AML/CFT, FEMA, PMLA, and IFSCA.
- Experience with cross-border transactions and governance.
- Ability to act as the primary interface with IFSCA, FIU-IND, AD Banks, and other authorities.
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
About Alpaca
Alpaca is a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs, providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto, along with embeddable finance solutions like tokenization and securities lending. It serves retail traders, institutional investors, app developers, and fintech companies worldwide through its API-first platform. The company, originally started in 2015 as a database and machine learning firm, is headquartered in San Mateo, California.