At a glance
- Location
- Chicago
- Salary
- USD 138,632-175,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- We're looking for an exceptional Futures Risk Program Manager to help shape the future of our core platforms, products, and customer experiences.
- You'll take on a highly influential role shaping vision and execution across key strategic initiatives, partnering with cross-functional leaders, and guiding complex projects from concept to completion.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a comprehensive risk management strategy emphasizing early risk detection, automated alert systems, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct thorough risk assessments focused on operational and technology risks, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending mitigations.
- Support Risk Exposure Reporting, regulatory reviews, and updates to the Risk Management Program to meet evolving business and regulatory needs.
- Develop automations for robust supervision and risk management.
- Develop real-time monitoring systems to quickly identify adverse market conditions or operational issues.
- Implement a robust control testing framework to validate risk mitigation measures and the effectiveness of controls.
- Implement automated alert mechanisms for risk limit breaches, unusual trading patterns, and system anomalies.
- Leverage advanced analytics tools to uncover risk trends and provide actionable insights for decision-making.
- Build dashboards and reports using tools like Looker to visualize key risk metrics and inform stakeholders effectively.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field plus five years of progressively responsible experience in job offered or related occupation.
- Apply Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA) regulatory requirements into risk controls, supervisory procedures, and program documentation.
- Design and execute enterprise or Future Commission Merchant (FCM) level risk assessments.
- Build and implement automations such as ETL data pipelines and scheduled data jobs (Airflow-type scheduling tools) to support risk monitoring.
- Develop real-time or near–real-time monitoring and alerting systems that detect risk limit breaches, unusual trading activity, or system anomalies.
- Execute control testing programs for risk mitigation.
- Perform advanced statistical analytics on large structured datasets utilizing Python or similar programming tools to identify trends and quantify risk exposures.
- Utilize industry-standard business intelligence or visualization platforms (Looker, Superset, Tableau, or PowerBI) to build dashboards, trend analyses, and key risk metric reporting.
- Investigate complex risk scenarios and develop mitigation strategies aligned with industry regulatory standards.
Benefits
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
Workplace
- This role is based in our Chicago, IL, with in-person attendance expected at least five days per week.
Skills
- Python
- Looker
- Superset
- Tableau
- PowerBI
- Airflow
