Director of Business Development - Seoul

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Who We Are:</strong></p> <p>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 <a href="https://alpaca.markets/blog/alpaca-raises-150-million-at-a-1-15b-valuation-to-build-the-global-standard-for-brokerage-infrastructure/">recent Series D funding round</a> brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of <strong>opening financial services to everyone on the planet</strong>. 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Our Team Members:</strong></p> <p>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!<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.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Role:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alpaca is seeking a highly motivated Director of Business Development to join our team. This role is ideal for professionals with experience in institutional sales and business development within financial services, fintech, or cryptocurrency. As a key contributor to Alpaca’s growth, you will manage and expand client relationships, identify new business opportunities, and enhance Alpaca’s presence through events and strategic presence initiatives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, significantly impact revenue generation, and help shape the future of a dynamic, fast-growing company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Things You Get To Do:</strong></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>1. Strategic Relationship Business Development</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build and maintain trusted relationships with fintechs, exchanges, brokerages, banks, primes, and ecosystem partners.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Serve as a key executive interface with prospective and existing clients, identifying opportunities to deepen partnerships and expand platform adoption.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Navigate high-stakes engagements with regulators, government agencies, and public sector institutions to support Alpaca’s global expansion.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own the full client relationship lifecycle—from opportunity scoping to deal structuring and ongoing partnership growth.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Identify and pursue new commercial opportunities in collaboration with sales, marketing, product, and executive leadership.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)