Alpaca
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. Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet.
Your Role We’re looking for an experienced Director of Strategic Finance to help lead FP&A strategy, support capital planning, and partner with executives across Product, Revenue, Operations, and Engineering as Alpaca scales globally.
Things You Get To Do
Own the FP&A cadence, including financial forecasting, long-range planning, budget cycles, and variance analysis.
Partner with Product and Revenue teams to model and evaluate pricing, monetization strategy, and new product economics.
Develop scalable frameworks to evaluate new revenue streams, partner tiers, margin efficiency, and customer contribution economics.
Build and maintain dashboards and forecasting models that support executive decisions.
Work closely with Accounting and FinOps to ensure accurate reporting, operational discipline, and business model visibility.
Lead performance tracking: NRR, take rate trends, margin profiles, CAC payback, LTV, product-level P&L.
Serve as a key strategist in global expansion financial frameworks, including cost modelling, entity ramp, and regulatory capital assumptions.
Help build scalable planning processes, systems, and automation to support growth.
Who You Are (Must-Haves)
7–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or similar roles.
Management experience leading high-performing finance teams, including hiring, development, and delegation.
Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial modelling, unit economics, forecasting, and revenue analytics.
Experience operating in fintech, brokerage, trading, payments, or financial infrastructure.
Ability to partner cross-functionally and influence senior leadership and product decision-making.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and build scalable frameworks from scratch.
Exceptional modelling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and improve complex financial models with clarity, accuracy, and automation in mind.
Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)
Experience at a global, high-growth, or pre-IPO technology company.
Experience with SQL, Metabase, Looker, and large dataset analysis is a plus.
Experience with embedded finance, clearing models, or custody operations.
How We Take Care of You
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
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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Your Role We’re looking for an experienced Director of Strategic Finance to help lead FP&A strategy, support capital planning, and partner with executives across Product, Revenue, Operations, and Engineering as Alpaca scales globally.
Things You Get To Do
Own the FP&A cadence, including financial forecasting, long-range planning, budget cycles, and variance analysis.
Partner with Product and Revenue teams to model and evaluate pricing, monetization strategy, and new product economics.
Develop scalable frameworks to evaluate new revenue streams, partner tiers, margin efficiency, and customer contribution economics.
Build and maintain dashboards and forecasting models that support executive decisions.
Work closely with Accounting and FinOps to ensure accurate reporting, operational discipline, and business model visibility.
Lead performance tracking: NRR, take rate trends, margin profiles, CAC payback, LTV, product-level P&L.
Serve as a key strategist in global expansion financial frameworks, including cost modelling, entity ramp, and regulatory capital assumptions.
Help build scalable planning processes, systems, and automation to support growth.
Who You Are (Must-Haves)
7–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or similar roles.
Management experience leading high-performing finance teams, including hiring, development, and delegation.
Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial modelling, unit economics, forecasting, and revenue analytics.
Experience operating in fintech, brokerage, trading, payments, or financial infrastructure.
Ability to partner cross-functionally and influence senior leadership and product decision-making.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and build scalable frameworks from scratch.
Exceptional modelling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and improve complex financial models with clarity, accuracy, and automation in mind.
Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)
Experience at a global, high-growth, or pre-IPO technology company.
Experience with SQL, Metabase, Looker, and large dataset analysis is a plus.
Experience with embedded finance, clearing models, or custody operations.
How We Take Care of You
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
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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