Head of Data Risk Management

Tradeweb • New York, NY

5d • $175,000 - $240,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Tradeweb is seeking a Head of Data Risk Management to establish and lead the Firm’s data risk management capabilities, focusing on identifying, assessing, managing and communicating risks arising from the use, movement, transformation, and consumption of data across technology platforms and AI-driven use cases. The Data Risk Management function focuses on how data behaves in practice—across applications, systems, platforms, analytics and workflows—and whether that usage introduces operational, regulatory or reputational risk. Data Risk Management evaluates: Data usage across trading, analytics and reporting systems, Data flows across internal and external platforms, AI/ML model data dependencies and outputs, Risks from data aggregation, transformation and replication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 12+ years of experience in Operational Risk, Data Governance, Data Risk, Model Risk or Technology Risk.
• Strong exposure to data platforms, analytics, and electronic trading environments; AI/ML or model risk experience preferred.
• Extensive experience with data architectures, pipelines, AI/ML lifecycle, and trading/technology workflows.
• Strong ability to synthesize and articulate risks across systems, data flows, and business use cases, with the credibility and influence to challenge senior stakeholders and drive risk-informed decisions.
• Proven experience designing and implementing risk frameworks and controls.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data standards and data control environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership in complex organizations, including building functions, leading cross-functional initiatives and driving pragmatic risk-reduction solutions.

Nice To Haves

• AI/ML or model risk experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement an enterprise Data Risk Framework covering areas such as data misuse, data quality, data lineage and traceability, data availability, transformation risks, replication risks and AI/ML-related risks.
• Define and enforce controls and standards across the data usage lifecycle.
• Partner with Technology to map, monitor and mitigate risks associated with data flows, including identifying high-risk transformation pain points.
• Establish safeguards around data propagation, duplication, and shadow data usage.
• Lead risk oversight for AI/ML and advanced analytics, including input integrity, output reliability, and model-data dependencies.
• Ensure cross-system data integrity, consistency, and effective controls across platforms and data pipelines.
• Lead data risk incident deep dives, ensuring root cause analysis and prioritization of remediation actions.
• Embed Data Risk into broader risk frameworks and governance forums, collaborating across operational, technology, and model risk functions.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
• Hybrid Environment: Our employees have the flexibility of working in the office and from home.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: You may elect to set aside pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible health care and dependent day care expenses for you and your eligible family members.
• Maven Family Building Benefit: Maven offers support for fertility and preconception; pregnancy and post-partum; adoption; surrogacy and pediatrics for children up to age 10. Tradeweb provide a $10,000 lifetime reimbursement towards fertility, egg freezing, adoption and surrogacy expenses.
• Building Wealth - 401(k) Savings Plan: Employees are immediately eligible for the 401(k) plan. Participants may contribute up to 75% of eligible compensation into a traditional 401(k) and/or Roth 401(k). Tradeweb will match 100% of the first 4% of compensation that you contribute.
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program
• ARAG Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Financial Wellness Tools
• Travel Assistance Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Corporate Gym Subsidies
• Wellness Perks
• Paid Time Off and Parental Leave

What This Job Offers

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