Risk Product Analyst

About DRW At DRW, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management. We offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet. // Chez DRW, nous identifions et saisissons les opportunités de négociation et d'investissement au niveau mondial. Ce qui nous différencie, c'est notre approche diversifiée : nous négocions sur de nombreuses classes d'actifs et d'instruments, sur des marchés du monde entier, avec des horizons allant de quelques secondes à plusieurs années. Nous réussissons en nous appuyant sur la technologie, la recherche et la gestion des risques. Nous offrons le meilleur des deux mondes: les opportunités et l'ésprit d’une entreprise en démarrage, et les avantages et la stabilité d'une entreprise établie et expérimentée. Nos employés travaillent dur pour résoudre des problèmes intéressants et leurs résultats sont récompensés. Nous valorisons l'apprentissage continu – de nos résultats, de l’environnement et de chacun de nous. C’est un lieu où les attentes sont élevées, la curiosité est profonde et la collaboration est constante, et où l’on retrouve quelques-uns des individus les plus intelligents et les plus passionnés que vous puissiez rencontrer.

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1,001-5,000 employees

Financial Services

Chicago, IL

Privately Held

105k LinkedIn followers

• Partner directly with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Quantitative Researchers across rates, FX, commodities, equities, and crypto asset classes, serving as their primary point of contact for issues affecting risk and valuation.
• Diagnose and resolve issues affecting our next-generation risk and valuation systems, investigating across the full technology stack: applications, APIs, databases, messaging systems, and the underlying services that they depend on.
• Monitor system and trading issues and prioritize incidents based on their potential impact to trading, portfolio management, and P&L.
• When an issue cannot be resolved directly, identify the appropriate engineering, quantitative, or infrastructure team, and escalate with a clear, reproducible diagnosis that accelerates issue resolution.
• Work closely with Engineering and Product Management teams to identify recurring problems and drive strategic technology solutions.
• Develop tools and scripts in Python to automate diagnostics, investigate issues, analyze data, and improve workflows.
• Build a strong understanding of the firm’s trading and risk infrastructure and the dependencies between systems and underlying services.

• Deep knowledge of financial products (cash instruments, futures, swaps, options) and markets, backed by strong technical skills.
• Previous experience in trade support, trading technology, production support, or a closely related role within a production trading environment – supporting multiple desks and/or asset classes.
• Ability to write Python and SQL to investigate issues, automate diagnostics, and query and reconcile data across systems.
• Familiarity with production diagnostic tooling (log aggregation, dashboards, monitoring, alerting).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to methodically narrow down the source of an issue.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a varied audience, including portfolio managers, traders, quantitative researchers, engineers, and product managers.
• The ideal candidate combines strong market and product knowledge with technical depth and is commercially aware and comfortable operating at the intersection of trading and technology.
• You should be able to take an instruction like “my risk numbers look wrong” and work through it independently by understanding what the front office is trying to do, investigating the relevant systems and services, determining where the failure is occurring, and either resolving it or routing it to the appropriate team with a clear diagnosis.
• This is not a role where success is measured by closing support tickets. We are looking for someone who understands the trading domain, can solve problems, and can build strong relationships with the people running the firm’s trading strategies.
• The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, 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.

• Group medical insurance
• Pharmacy insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Discretionary bonus