About Us

DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe access to financial markets shouldn’t be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. Our API-based platform empowers partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, with US equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, options, and fractional shares.

Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the stability and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while holding ourselves to institutional-grade execution and compliance. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

About the Role

You’ll work closely with the team, market venues, and market makers, handling real-time risk monitoring and operational troubleshooting. Your role will require consistent execution of firm policies and adherence to SEC and FINRA regulations. Success in this fast-paced, high-accountability environment requires sharp critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

This is a second-shift position designed to support 24/5 global trading operations, offering flexible trading hours and shift schedules. The role is based in Chicago on a hybrid schedule, working from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM CT.

What You’ll Do

Execute Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs) to ensure compliance with SEC and FINRA regulations. (e.g., SEC 15c3-5 Market Access Rule & FINRA Rule 5310 Best Execution and Interpositioning)

Monitor equity trading systems, algorithmic controls, and alert frameworks for signs of disorderly trading

Escalate issues as needed across trading desks, support, business management, and second-line risk functions

Support trade operations across asset classes (equities, options, Fixed Income) globally

Conduct daily real-time monitoring of our proprietary order management systems and; escalate and coordinate responses to disruptions and provide solutions

Provide client-facing support for FIX connectivity, including session monitoring, root cause analysis, and post-mortems

Coordinate technical onboarding for institutional clients, including FIX config, OMS/EMS integrations, and production testing

Resolve trade discrepancies, manage post-trade allocations, and oversee operational risk events related to client order flow

Support projects tied to internal OMS migration, risk reduction, and trading platform modernization

You Bring

3 - 5 years of experience in broker-dealer operations or electronic trading support, ideally across global markets

FINRA Series 7, 57, and 63 licenses (required)

Understanding of brokerage operations, electronic execution workflows, and trading infrastructure

Understanding of brokerage operations, trading systems, and electronic execution workflows

Hands-on experience with FIX protocol, algo trading controls, and client

Excel, SQL, and Python; able to investigate data issues, support connectivity, and script automations

Experience with Unix/Linux command line, JIRA, and OMS/EMS platforms (e.g., Eze, Fidessa)

Strong project management and cross-functional coordination experience, with client-facing capabilities

Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can work independently

Location

This role is open to candidates in the following locations: Chicago, IL - Hybrid

This role is expected to come into the office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.

If you're not based in one of the locations listed above, this role is not a fit, and we cannot accommodate remote work outside these locations.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Pay Range: $130,000 – $140,000 USD

Working at DriveWealth

We do our best work when we're in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in office on a hybrid schedule. We've found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you're here, you're working directly with the people making the decisions.