Executive Assistant to the CEO

Alpaca
Remote - Canada, South America , Remote - United StatesPosted 25 February 2026

Job Description

<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><h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the CEO</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yoshi Yokokawa is Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca. With experience across investment banking and entrepreneurship, he leads Alpaca’s mission to democratize financial services through developer-centric platforms. He has been recognized internationally, including selection as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Role Summary</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking a highly proactive Executive Assistant to serve as a strategic partner and force multiplier to the CEO. This role goes beyond administrative support — you will protect the CEO’s focus, manage complex global priorities, and drive cross-functional accountability in a fast-moving fintech environment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You operate with sound judgment, high emotional intelligence, operational rigor, and discretion — anticipating needs, eliminating friction, and ensuring execution without bottlenecks.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strategic Calendar Time Management</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own and optimize the CEO’s calendar across global time zones, aligning time to highest business priorities.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Protect deep-work blocks, investor meetings, regulatory discussions, off-sites, and strategic engagements.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Prepare high-quality briefing materials and pre-reads.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anticipate conflicts and rapidly reprioritize based on urgency and impact.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Act as a strategic gatekeeper — ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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