Product Manager – Derivatives

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🕒 September 18

🏈 North America – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✅ Product Manager

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Alpaca

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201 - 500 employees

🔌 API

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

API • Fintech • Crypto

Alpaca is a fintech company that provides a comprehensive brokerage and trading platform through a suite of APIs. These APIs enable developers and businesses to integrate algorithmic trading, app development, and embedded investing into their services. Alpaca offers services like trading in US stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency with options for local currency transactions. The company is recognized for its cyber security practices and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Alpaca is ideal for fintech startups, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services looking to build sophisticated trading applications and platforms with minimal friction through their well-documented Broker API.

📋 Description

• Define and drive new product initiatives and manage a portfolio of existing products across Alpaca Derivatives, the firm's regulated FCM • Create and deliver the roadmap for futures and prediction markets features • Collaborate with internal management and business stakeholders across Alpaca • Shape product strategy for launching and scaling Alpaca's FCM and bringing listed futures and prediction markets onto the platform • Own derivatives products, focusing on listed futures and prediction markets • Analyze ROI, market competition, regulatory requirements, and build-vs-buy scenarios across venues, clearing, and execution • Contribute to product roadmap and strategy with focus on FCM launch readiness, CFTC/NFA-compliant features, and partner demand • Write product requirements and work with engineers to execute builds meeting regulatory, exchange, and clearing standards • Lead customer and partner calls around derivatives process and product issues • Participate in engagements with the CFTC, NFA, exchanges, and clearing organizations • Report product status and results to internal and external stakeholders, regional partners, and institutional clients • Improve derivatives operational efficiency and own metrics focused on margin, clearing, settlement, and trading-risk workflows • Collaborate with operations, risk, and compliance teams to integrate Alpaca's platform with FCM market infrastructure • Perform ad hoc duties and projects as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Strong understanding of CFTC and NFA frameworks, FCM market structure, and the listed derivatives landscape • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, finance, or equivalent • 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, Consulting, and/or starting a startup, preferably within financial services, fintech, or derivatives • Demonstrated interest and experience in futures, prediction markets, listed derivatives, or adjacent trading / brokerage infrastructure • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with excellent collaboration abilities • Business acumen to understand tradeoffs between stakeholders and technology feasibility with time and budget constraints • Experience and background working on and developing futures, prediction markets, or other listed derivatives products • Technical background working with APIs, particularly in financial services or trading platforms • NFA Series 3 (or the ability to obtain it), or other CFTC/NFA-recognized credentials • Experience launching or operating inside an FCM, DCM, DCO, or other regulated derivatives venue • Familiarity with portfolio margin, cross-asset margin, institutional execution, or Prime Brokerage-adjacent workflows • Experience working at a fintech, startup, broker-dealer, FCM, or exchange • Knowledge of prediction market structure, event-contract design, and the regulatory overlay that sits on top of it

🏖️ 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

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