Product Manager - Brokerage - EU

The role

The Product Manager will own the expansion of Alpaca's brokerage infrastructure across the EU. This role involves defining product strategy, shipping brokerage features, and managing tax-wrapper functionality and regional market access.

What you will do

• Own brokerage products tailored for EU markets including equities, ETFs, and tax-wrapper accounts.
• Own the EU tax and tax-wrapper product surface end-to-end.
• Drive brokerage product strategy by analyzing ROI, competition, regulatory requirements, and build-vs-buy scenarios.
• Build and execute the product roadmap with a focus on MiFID II / MiFIR-compliant features.
• Write product requirements and work with engineers to execute programs.
• Improve brokerage operation efficiency regarding regional settlement, custody, and clearing workflows.
• Lead customer calls to translate insights into product improvements for EU clients.
• Report on product status and results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with local operations teams to ensure integration between the global platform and EU market infrastructure.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, finance, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, Consulting, and/or starting a startup.
• Demonstrated interest and experience in brokerage, capital markets, or fintech within the EU.
• Strong understanding of MiFID II / MiFIR, ESMA, the EU capital markets landscape, and member-state tax and tax-wrapper rules.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Business acumen to understand tradeoffs between stakeholders and technology feasibility.

Nice to have

• Experience and background working on and developing brokerage products in EU markets.
• Technical background working with APIs, particularly in financial services or trading platforms.
• Familiarity with CSDR, EMIR, T2S, or CSD connectivity.
• Hands-on experience shipping tax-wrapper or tax-reporting products.
• Experience working with cross-border / passporting investment products.
• Additional EU language(s) beyond English.
• Experience working at a fintech, startup, or EU-authorized investment firm.

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

About the company

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. The company serves hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs.