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About the role

Alpaca is looking for a collaborative and detail-oriented Due Diligence Analyst - Americas (ET hours) to join our Risk team. In this role, you will support the onboarding of new partners, including international fintechs and financial institutions, by helping ensure that required due diligence, risk, compliance, and AML standards are met before launch.

This is a hands-on, partner-facing role that sits at the intersection of risk management, third-party due diligence, compliance, operations, and project execution. You will help evaluate prospective partners, review key documentation, coordinate internal requirements, and guide partners through the onboarding process.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, comfortable communicating with external stakeholders, and able to manage multiple onboarding workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

Support due diligence reviews for new and existing partners, including fintech companies, financial institutions, vendors, and other third-party service providers.
Communicate regularly with prospective and onboarding partners globally to help them understand requirements, timelines, and outstanding documentation needs.
Conduct and support third-party risk management processes, including KYC, KYB, enhanced due diligence, policy and procedure reviews, customer onboarding flow reviews, and risk assessments.
Review partner-provided documentation for completeness, consistency, and potential risk indicators.
Track partner onboarding progress, follow up on outstanding items, and help ensure required documents are submitted ahead of launch deadlines.
Respond to partner questions related to the onboarding and due diligence process, escalating requests or issues as appropriate.
Work closely with internal teams, including Operations, Compliance, AML, Legal, Product, and Project Management, to ensure partner integrations meet internal requirements.
Identify process gaps, recurring partner questions, or documentation issues, and contribute to improvements in the partner onboarding and diligence process.
Maintain accurate records of diligence reviews, decisions, approvals, and supporting documentation.

What they're looking for

2–3+ years of experience in risk management, operational risk, third-party risk, compliance, AML, financial crime, or related functions within financial services or fintech.
Comfort working with international partners and reviewing diligence materials across different jurisdictions and regulatory environments.
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify anomalies, inconsistencies, and gaps in documentation and data.
Strong project management and prioritization skills to manage multiple partner onboarding processes simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to explain requirements to external and internal stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively across Risk, Compliance, AML, Operations, Legal, Product, and Project Management teams.
Self-starter mindset with strong accountability and the ability to operate independently in a rapidly evolving environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Risk Management, Criminal Justice, International Relations, or a related field.

Nice to have

Familiarity with financial services regulatory expectations, including BSA/AML, KYC, KYB, and third-party risk management.
Experience supporting partner, vendor, or third-party onboarding in a fintech, brokerage, payments, or banking environment.
Understanding of operational resilience, business continuity, cybersecurity, data protection, or outsourcing risk frameworks.
Experience reviewing policies and procedures related to AML, sanctions, customer onboarding, fraud, or compliance.
Familiarity with broker-dealer, introducing broker, or embedded finance models.
Experience using case management, GRC, CRM, or project tracking tools.

From the company page

Alpaca benefits

Work from anywhereComprehensive benefitsWorkspace stipendEquity in company

◉ Remote policy · in their words

“Our teams are not just global, we’re also 100% remote and have team members in almost every time zone and continent (except Antarctica).”

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The hot takeJeff's read on Alpaca

I like their clear views on the value of remote work, check out this quote from their careers page:

> "Our teams are not just global, we're also 100% remote and have team members in almost every time zone and continent (except Antarctica). By joining Alpaca you'll be part of a multicultural, international organization."

I also like that their Glassdoor scores are going up (now 3.7/5), and they have some solid testimonials. I'm a LITTLE wary of this statement that gives me a bit of a "hustle culture" vibe:

> "We're keen on that last 10% of effort and believe that the details do matter. If this sounds like you, then you're in the right place."

Full read on the company page