Futures Risk Architect & Automation Lead

Robinhood; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

401(k) matching

Mental health benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking an exceptional Futures Risk Program Manager to shape risk strategy across core platforms, products, and customer experiences. The role requires deep expertise in risk, compliance, and analytics, with a focus on implementing automated controls and real‑time monitoring in a fast‑moving FinTech environment.

Based in Chicago, IL, the candidate will lead cross‑functional initiatives, build predictive risk insights, and mentor the team to elevate risk governance while enabling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field with five years of progressive experience.
• Experience applying CFTC and NFA regulatory requirements into risk controls and documentation.
• Build and implement automations like ETL data pipelines to support risk monitoring.
• Develop real‑time monitoring and alerting systems for risk limit breaches and anomalies.
• Perform advanced statistical analytics on large datasets using Python or similar tools.
• Utilize BI or visualization platforms (Looker, Superset, Tableau, PowerBI) to report risk metrics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a comprehensive risk management strategy emphasizing early risk detection and automated alerts.
• Conduct risk assessments focusing on operational and technology risks and identify mitigations.
• Support Risk Exposure Reporting and regulatory reviews; update the Risk Management Program.
• Develop automations for robust supervision and risk management.
• Build dashboards and reports to visualize key risk metrics for stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and partner with cross‑functional leaders on strategic initiatives.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

Python

Looker/Tableau/PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Airflow

Looker

Tableau

PowerBI

Superset

Job description

Robinhood is seeking an exceptional Futures Risk Program Manager to shape risk strategy across core platforms, products, and customer experiences. The role requires deep expertise in risk, compliance, and analytics, with a focus on implementing automated controls and real‑time monitoring in a fast‑moving FinTech environment.

Based in Chicago, IL, the candidate will lead cross‑functional initiatives, build predictive risk insights, and mentor the team to elevate risk governance while enabling