Futures Risk Program Manager
About The Position
Robinhood is seeking a Futures Risk Program Manager to shape and execute strategic initiatives supporting its core platforms, products, and customer experiences. The role partners with cross-functional leaders, contributes to high-impact decisions, guides complex projects from concept through completion, and mentors team members. The position focuses on futures risk management, including operational and technology risks, regulatory requirements, monitoring, automation, controls, analytics, and reporting. The role is based in Chicago, Illinois, and requires in-person attendance at least five days per week. Telecommuting is permitted. Background checks are required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- Apply CFTC and NFA regulatory requirements to risk controls, supervisory procedures, and program documentation.
- Design and execute enterprise- or FCM-level risk assessments.
- Build and implement automations, including ETL data pipelines and scheduled data jobs using Airflow-type tools.
- Develop real-time or near-real-time monitoring and alerting systems for risk limit breaches, unusual trading activity, or system anomalies.
- Execute control testing programs for risk mitigation.
- Perform advanced statistical analytics on large structured datasets using Python or similar programming tools to identify trends and quantify risk exposures.
- Use business intelligence or visualization platforms such as Looker, Superset, Tableau, or Power BI to build dashboards, trend analyses, and key risk metric reports.
- Investigate complex risk scenarios and develop mitigation strategies aligned with industry regulatory standards.
- Complete required background checks.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a risk management strategy emphasizing early risk detection, automated alerts, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct operational and technology risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigations.
- Support Risk Exposure Reporting, regulatory reviews, and updates to the Risk Management Program.
- Develop automations for supervision and risk management.
- Develop real-time monitoring systems to identify adverse market conditions or operational issues.
- Implement a control testing framework to validate risk mitigations and control effectiveness.
- Implement automated alerts for risk limit breaches, unusual trading patterns, and system anomalies.
- Use advanced analytics to identify risk trends and provide actionable decision-making insights.
- Build dashboards and reports using tools such as Looker to visualize risk metrics and inform stakeholders.
- Guide complex projects from concept to completion, partner with cross-functional leaders, contribute to strategic decisions, and mentor team members.
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation, including bonus programs and equity ownership.
- 401(k) matching.
- 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible lifestyle spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Fertility benefits.
- Mental health benefits.
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, and parental leave.
- Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
