Head of Business, Crypto Exchanges

5+ years in crypto exchanges, brokerages, or regulated trading venues, with at least 3 years owning a business line rather than a function

Direct experience with VASP, MSB, or equivalent licensing regimes, including regulatory examinations

Working knowledge of exchange mechanics: order books, matching, market making, margin systems, liquidations

Hands-on understanding of crypto operations: custody architecture, hot and cold wallet policy, reconciliation, treasury rebalancing, on-chain settlement

Experience selling and solutioning B2B infrastructure to institutional counterparties, including technical integration conversations without an engineer present

Track record managing vendor contracts at commercial scale

As Head of Business, Crypto Exchanges, you will own the strategy, growth, and operational performance of Alpaca's global crypto exchange business.

You'll lead expansion across our B2C and B2B2C offerings, drive licensing, product, and commercial initiatives, and partner cross-functionally to build a scalable, compliant, and market-leading platform.

Grow our spot crypto business, including B2C crypto trading and B2B2C Crypto-as-a-Service

Build and execute license strategies

Ensure a flawless compliance record

Oversee audits, both financial and regulatory, while our finance and compliance teams handle the details