Market Risk Analyst

Company: Alpaca

About the Company: Alpaca is a US-based API brokerage and fintech infrastructure company that allows developers to build trading applications. They operate globally and are a remote-first organization.

Job Category: Finance / Risk / Fintech

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent Location: Remote — Worldwide

Application Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alpaca/jobs/5982924004

Job Description: You'll join Alpaca's Risk team to monitor, analyze, and report on market risk across the firm's brokerage operations and product suite. This role requires strong quantitative skills and a solid understanding of financial markets and trading systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor market risk exposures across Alpaca's trading activity and customer portfolios
• Develop and maintain risk models, metrics, and reporting frameworks
• Analyze risk factors including volatility, concentration, liquidity, and margin exposure
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams on risk-related product decisions
• Produce regular risk reports for internal stakeholders and compliance purposes
• Identify and escalate emerging risks or anomalies

Requirements:

• Background in finance, quantitative analysis, or risk management
• Understanding of equity markets, margin lending, and brokerage operations
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills (Python, SQL, or similar)
• Ability to communicate complex risk concepts clearly to non-specialists
• Experience in a fintech or brokerage environment preferred

Benefits: Remote-first, competitive compensation, equity opportunity, flexible working environment.