Futures Risk Program Manager

Robinhood • Chicago, IL

11h • $138,632 - $175,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Robinhood is seeking a Futures Risk Program Manager to help shape its platforms, products, and customer experiences. The role has broad influence over strategic initiatives and includes partnering with cross-functional leaders, contributing to high-impact decisions, guiding complex projects from concept to completion, and mentoring others. The position focuses on futures risk management, including risk strategy, operational and technology risk assessments, regulatory reporting, automated supervision, real-time monitoring, control testing, alerting, analytics, and dashboards. It is based in Chicago, Illinois, with in-person attendance expected at least five days per week; telecommuting is permitted.

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, such as ETL data pipelines and scheduled data jobs using Airflow-type scheduling 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.
• Pass required background checks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a comprehensive 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 insights.
• Build dashboards and reports, including with Looker, to visualize risk metrics and inform stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders, guide complex projects, contribute to strategic decisions, and mentor team members.

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior