Data Analyst - Business Intelligence

Unchain Data; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW in Chicago seeks a Data Analyst – Business Intelligence to join the Unified Platform Data Management team. You will translate complex data into actionable insights across research, trading, and post-trade operations.

You'll build reliable reports, partner with engineering on dashboards, and support regulators and auditors with timely data analysis.

The role blends finance, analytics, and data engineering in a fast-paced environment with opportunity to influence critical business decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analysis or BI roles in finance.
• Advanced SQL with multi-table joins and performance considerations.
• Python for data work with pandas and scripts.
• Experience with trades, pricing, or reference data.
• Strong accuracy and attention to data quality.
• Clear written communication for non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in quantitative/technical field.
• Experience specifying requirements for engineering or BI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Answer business questions with data.
• Build extracts from data stores for front office and others.
• Improve market share reporting and analytics.
• Support tax and regulatory inquiries across jurisdictions.
• Respond to audits and data requests with speed.
• Document business rules behind each report.
• Partner with engineering to create dashboards and self-service views.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Financial data

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

About Us

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it's not just what we do that matters—it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

The Role

The Data Analyst – Business Intelligence role will join DRW's Unified Platform (UP) Data Management team. UP systems are responsible for data that spans the trade lifecycle: from research, execution, through to post-trade. Our business operations generate substantial data each day. Our global footprint produces inquiries from stakeholders that require complex answers. Questions can span years of data, multiple data stores and a variety of financial domains.

This is a reporting and analysis role at the intersection of finance, trading operations, and data engineering. The work is deadline-driven; your outputs go to regulatory authorities, external auditors, and firm leadership.

Responsibilities

Answer business questions with data

• Build and run extracts against the firm's data stores to answer requests from the front office, and other units like Tax and Legal
• Drive improvements to market share reporting and analytics
• Support quarterly and annual tax and regulatory inquiries across multiple global jurisdictions
• Respond to audit, litigation, and class-action data requests, often under short turnaround

Make the numbers trustworthy

• Validate every extract before delivery — cross-foot detail against aggregates, reconcile against source systems, and investigate discrepancies rather than explaining them away
• Document the business rules behind each report, including who made the decision and why

Reduce the recurring load

• Identify patterns across incoming requests
• Partner with engineering teams to translate those patterns into durable solutions: reporting dashboards, self-service views, scheduled reports
• Write the specification: define the business logic, the edge cases, and the validation criteria that a tool needs to get right

Requirements

• 5+ years in a data analysis, business intelligence, financial reporting, or analytics engineering role
• Advanced SQL — comfortable with complex multi-table joins, aggregation across different grains, CTEs, and reasoning about query performance
• Python for data work — pandas, database connectivity, and building repeatable scripts rather than one-off notebooks
• Experience working with financial data: trades, positions, pricing, or reference data
• Demonstrated care with accuracy
• Clear written communication — you'll be explaining methodology to accountants, lawyers, and auditors who don't read SQL
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field
• Experience specifying requirements for engineering teams, or building BI tooling (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
• Exposure to tax, VAT/GST, or regulatory reporting

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.