Head of Business Development - Crypto

<strong>Who We Are:<br><br></strong><strong>Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure </strong>for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.<br><br>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, totalling over 10 million brokerage accounts.<br><br>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.<br><br><strong>Alpaca is proudly backed by $400 million in funding from top-tier global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Unbound, Peak XV, Elefund, and Y Combinator.<br><br></strong><strong>Our Team Members:<br><br></strong>We're a dynamic team of 400+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!<br><br>We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.<br><br><strong>Your Role<br><br></strong>Alpaca is seeking a Head of Business Development - Crypto to help lead our commercial expansion in the tokenized equity space. You'll sit at the center of one of the fastest-growing frontiers in capital markets — working directly on the relationships and infrastructure that connect issuers, market makers, and exchanges to Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network.<br><br>This is a rare opportunity to help build and scale the commercial backbone of a genuinely new market category, at the firm that pioneered it. You'll work cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Compliance to bring new partners onto the network and help define how tokenized equities trade globally.<br><br>This role reports into the Director of Business Development and offers significant scope for ownership and growth as the Instant Tokenization Network scales.<br><br><strong>Things You Get To Do<br><br></strong><em>Issuer & Market Maker Relationships<br><br></em><ul><li>Identify, develop, and manage relationships with issuers, liquidity providers, and market makers looking to participate in the tokenized equity ecosystem</li><li>Act as a trusted point of contact for prospective and existing partners, understanding their goals and matching them to Alpaca's tokenization infrastructure</li><li>Support commercial negotiations and structure partnership terms in collaboration with Legal and Compliance<br><br></li></ul><em>Onboarding & Network Growth<br><br></em><ul><li>Own the end-to-end onboarding process for new issuers and market makers joining the Instant Tokenization Network, ensuring a smooth, well-coordinated experience</li><li>Work closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering to translate partner requirements into onboarding workflows and technical integrations, and to ensure a seamless handoff post go-live</li><li>Track and report on pipeline, onboarding status, and network growth metrics to senior leadership<br><br></li></ul><em>Instant Tokenization Network Development<br><br></em><ul><li>Play a hands-on role in growing Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network, helping define the partnership models, liquidity structures, and go-to-market approach for on-chain equities</li><li>Build and cultivate partnerships across the broader digital asset ecosystem — including wallets, custodians, exchanges, and other crypto-native infrastructure — to expand Alpaca's footprint beyond tokenized equities alone</li><li>Identify and qualify prospects for Alpaca's Broker API where relevant, working closely with Sales to hand off and progress opportunities that extend beyond the tokenization network</li><li>Represent Alpaca at industry events and in partner conversations as a knowledgeable voice on tokenized equities and market structure</li><li>Stay closely tuned to the regulatory and competitive landscape for digital assets and tokenized securities, feeding insights back into strategy<br><br></li></ul><strong>Who You Are (Must-Haves)<br><br></strong><ul><li>5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or institutional sales within financial services, fintech, capital markets, or crypto/digital assets</li><li>Familiarity with market maker, liquidity provider, or issuer relationships — ideally within equities, ETFs, or digital asset markets</li><li>Strong understanding of (or strong appetite to quickly learn) tokenization, blockchain-based settlement, and digital asset market structure</li><li>Working knowledge of crypto and digital asset regulations (e.g., licensing regimes, custody requirements, securities classification issues) and how they shape partnership and go-to-market decisions</li><li>Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple partner relationships and onboarding workstreams simultaneously</li><li>Comfortable working cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Compliance teams in a fast-moving, remote-first environment</li><li>Self-starter mentality with strong organizational skills and a bias toward action<br><br></li></ul><strong>Nice-to-Haves<br><br></strong><ul><li>Prior experience at a broker-dealer, exchange, market maker, or crypto-native firm</li><li>Existing network of relationships among issuers, market makers, or liquidity providers</li><li>Experience working on tokenization, RWA (real-world asset), or on-chain market infrastructure projects</li><li>Familiarity with broker API or brokerage-as-a-service business models<br><br></li></ul><strong>How We Take Care of You:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Competitive Salary & Stock Options</li><li>Health Benefits</li><li>New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500</li><li>Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card<br><br></li></ul><em>Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.<br><br></em><em>Recruitment Privacy Policy</em>

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