Hybrid Trading Platform Specialist OMS/EMS & Vendor Tech

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW, a diversified trading firm based in Chicago, is seeking a Trading Application Specialist to drive vendor onboarding and platform integration across equities, commodities, FX, fixed income and crypto desks.

You'll build analytical dashboards, evaluate platform options, coordinate with ISVs, banks and internal teams, and promote best practices for efficient front-office technology adoption at DRW.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI-native toolkits to ingest and analyze trading data.
• Knowledge of the trading industry across a breadth of trading strategies.
• Knowledge of execution, market data and risk management terminology and concepts.
• Background with order and execution management systems (OMS/EMS) in Front Office or vendor roles.
• Ability to manage multiple, unrelated requests from the business in a short timeline.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build analytical dashboards to track and compare vendor and counterparty performance using established metrics.
• Initiate and maintain communication with vendors for queries, requests and issues for DRW.
• Provide analysis of platform options to support new trading opportunities, including cost and feature sets.
• Collaborate with Traders, PMs, and Middle/Back Office to onboard platforms and ensure integration.
• Provide platform demos to potential users and gather feedback for optimization.
• Regularly review vendor platform usage and identify optimization opportunities.
• Maintain a wiki of vendor platforms with features and access controls.
• Assist in creating a catalog for vendor platforms to track permissions and connectivity.

Skills

AI-native toolkits

Trading industry knowledge

OMS/EMS experience

Communication skills

Market data concepts

Multi-tasking

Job description

DRW, a diversified trading firm based in Chicago, is seeking a Trading Application Specialist to drive vendor onboarding and platform integration across equities, commodities, FX, fixed income and crypto desks.

You'll build analytical dashboards, evaluate platform options, coordinate with ISVs, banks and internal teams, and promote best practices for efficient front-office technology adoption at DRW.