Risk Manager at Drw Remote

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is a diversified trading firm with a global footprint and a culture of autonomy and rigorous risk management. We seek a senior risk professional to partner with traders and leadership to enhance risk frameworks, monitor exposures and oversee pre-trade risk controls across electronic and systematic trading activities.

You will analyze options and derivatives exposures, perform stress testing and drive proactive risk governance, interfacing with regulators and clearing firms as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in market, trading or portfolio risk management at a prop shop, market maker or hedge fund.
• Experience navigating EU investment-firm regulations with direct regulator interactions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with Python/SQL/R proficiency.
• Deep knowledge of options, volatility products and derivatives markets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with traders, management and risk to enhance risk frameworks and controls.
• Monitor trading activity, exposures and risk concentrations across DRW businesses.
• Challenge trading strategies, hedging approaches and risk assumptions.
• Oversee pre-trade and real-time risk controls for electronic trading.
• Stress test and analyze scenarios for options and derivatives exposures.
• Oversee market, liquidity and operational risk management.
• Coordinate with clearing firms, counterparties, exchanges and regulators on risk issues.
• Escalate material risks to senior management and the DRW Risk Committee.

Skills

Market risk management

Trading experience

Portfolio risk analytics

Python

SQL

R

AI tools

Automation

Regulatory interactions

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Partner with traders, senior management and the risk management team to enhance risk frameworks, controls and tools.
• Monitor trading activity, portfolio exposures and risk concentrations across DRW's businesses.
• Challenge trading strategies, hedging approaches and key risk assumptions.
• Oversee pre-trade and real-time risk controls for electronic and systematic trading activities.
• Monitor options and derivatives exposures and perform stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Ensure effective oversight of market, execution, liquidity and operational risks.
• Interface with clearing firms, counterparties, exchanges and regulators on risk-related matters.
• Escalate material risk issues to senior management and the DRW Risk Committee.

Required Experience and Skills

• Significant experience (5 years or more) in market, trading or portfolio risk management within a proprietary trading firm, market maker, hedge fund or electronic trading business.
• Experience navigating the EU regulatory framework for investment firms and interacting directly with European regulators.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with experience using Python, SQL, R or similar tools.
• Deep understanding of options, volatility products and derivatives markets.
• Experience overseeing risk for electronic, systematic or market-making trading businesses, including pre-trade risk controls.
• Strong understanding of ETF market structure, factor models and execution risk.
• Ability to challenge risk-taking decisions and influence stakeholders across trading and business teams.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage modern AI tools and automation technologies to improve analysis, monitoring and risk management workflows.
• Sound judgement, intellectual curiosity and a proactive, independent approach.

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.

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