Product Manager, Corporate Actions

About the role

In this role, you will manage the corporate actions product lifecycle at Alpaca, a leader in brokerage infrastructure. You will be responsible for driving the product roadmap and ensuring smooth processing of corporate actions for a self-clearing broker-dealer.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering and operations, to enhance product offerings and maintain relationships with data providers. Success will involve delivering efficient automation and maintaining data integrity in a regulated environment.

The salary range for this position is between $112,000 and $188,000, reflecting the level of expertise required.

Skills that matter here

• Cross-Functional Leadership: This role requires coordinating efforts across various teams to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Data Governance: You will work with data systems and vendor feeds to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Regulated Environment: Experience in a regulated setting is crucial for making informed decisions in this role.
• Brokerage Operations: A strong understanding of brokerage operations is necessary for managing corporate actions effectively.
• Corporate Actions: You will lead the lifecycle of corporate actions, including processing and automation.
• Technical Fluency: Collaboration with engineers on data integrity and observability will be a key part of your responsibilities.

Who this role suits

• You have a background in fintech or brokerage, with specific experience in corporate actions.
• You are comfortable working in a regulated environment and can navigate complex operational challenges.
• You excel in cross-functional collaboration and have strong communication skills.
• You possess a detail-oriented mindset and can manage multiple priorities effectively.

From the employer

Your Role

• Own the corporate actions product lifecycle at a rapidly scaling self-clearing broker-dealer.
• Drive the product roadmap for announcement capture, entitlement calculation, mandatory and voluntary event processing, payouts, and exception handling.
• Own relationships with corporate action data providers.
• Design staged automation for mandatory corporate actions and pre-reconciliation.
• Deliver entitlement worksheets, partial processing, and dashboards for processing time, load, progress, and credited amounts.
• Coordinate the corporate-action work required for newly launched international markets.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to prevent conflicts across Security Master, brokerage, and ledger systems.

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

• Deep working knowledge of brokerage corporate action processing — announcement sources, record/ex/pay dates, entitlements, mandatory vs. voluntary events.
• Proven track record in Product Management or technical program management at a fintech, brokerage, or financial infrastructure company.
• Enough clearing depth to reason about stock record, ledgers, settlements, and books and records.
• Exceptional ability to coordinate across Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Tax, Finance, and Legal.
• Comfortable working with data systems, vendor feeds, reconciliation workflows, and partnering closely with engineers on observability and data integrity.
• Strong judgment to weigh risk, operational efficiency, tech feasibility, time, and budget in a regulated self-clearing environment.

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.