Alpaca
Lead Product Manger Saudi
$87,000 – $110,0004h ago
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 D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 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. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 9 million brokerage accounts. 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. Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator. Our Team Members: We're a dynamic team of 230+ 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!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.Your Role: As Alpaca enters its next phase of global expansion, the People Operations function is transitioning from foundational support to a sophisticated, scalable engine. The Director, People Operations will be the primary architect of this evolution, moving the organization away from fragmented, manual processes toward a cohesive, data-driven ecosystem. This role is centered on operational excellence and infrastructure. The successful candidate will focus on building and optimizing the systems, policies, and workflows that ensure efficiency, compliance, and high-fidelity data across the entire employee lifecycle. By fixing the foundational systems and standardizing core transactions, this leader will reduce administrative overhead and provide the leadership team with the reliable insights necessary to navigate rapid growth. The Director will balance technical systems management with a deep understanding of global labor compliance, ensuring that as Alpaca scales, the People function remains robust, flexible, and fair. Core Responsibilities: HR Systems & Tech Stack Management
Own and optimize the global HRIS (BambooHR), ensuring it serves as the single source of truth for all employee data. Integrate HR systems with peripheral tools (Payroll, ATS, Slack, Equity Management) to eliminate manual data entry and ensure "one-click" reporting. Audit system permissions and workflows regularly to ensure security, privacy, and an intuitive user experience for managers and individual contributors.
Standardize the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from seamless global onboarding to professional and compliant offboarding. Design and manage scalable benefits, leave-of-absence programs, and perks that remain competitive across various international markets. Build a tiered internal support model to resolve employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and policies with high speed and accuracy.
Monitor and implement changes to labor laws and employment regulations across all operating jurisdictions to ensure 100% compliance. Author and maintain the Global Employee Handbook, ensuring policies are clearly communicated, culturally relevant, and legally sound. Lead internal audits and risk assessments related to employment practices, classification, and workplace safety.
Establish rigorous data entry standards to ensure all People metrics (headcount, turnover, time-to-hire) are accurate and audit-ready. Develop and socialize monthly/quarterly People Dashboards that provide leadership with insights into performance trends and retention drivers. Collaborate with Finance on compensation benchmarking and equity analysis to ensure internal parity and market competitiveness.
Defragment existing manual processes by building automated workflows that reduce administrative "drag" on executives and department heads. Define and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all People Ops functions to ensure business continuity as the team grows.
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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