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Specialist, Execution Services

DriveWealth

Office - Chicago

  • $130,000–$140,000 per year
  • Full Time
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About the role

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