Robinhood

Futures Risk Program Manager

Robinhood$138K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and five years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with CFTC and NFA regulatory requirements for risk controls.
  • Proficiency in designing and executing risk assessments, specifically in the FCM sector.
  • Skilled in building automation tools like ETL data pipelines and job schedulers such as Airflow.
  • Ability to develop real-time monitoring systems for risk detection.
  • Advanced statistical analytics skills using Python or similar tools for data trend analysis.
  • Experience with visualization platforms like Looker, Tableau, or PowerBI.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a comprehensive risk management strategy for early risk detection.
  • Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations.
  • Support risk reporting, regulatory reviews, and adapt risk management programs.
  • Develop automation tools for supervising risk management effectively.
  • Build and implement real-time monitoring systems to detect adverse market conditions.
  • Execute control testing frameworks to validate risk mitigation measures.
  • Leverage advanced analytics to uncover risk trends and provide actionable insights.

Benefits

  • Challenging, high-impact work that fosters career growth.
  • Performance-driven compensation with bonuses and equity ownership.
  • 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% for dependents.
  • Flexible benefits spending account for wellness and learning.
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility, and mental health benefits.
  • Generous time-off policy including company holidays and parental leave.
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals and comfortable workspaces.
Full Job Description
About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems. We're looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn't a place for complacency, it's where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We're a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards. We're looking for an exceptional Futures Risk Program Manager to help shape the future of our core platforms, products, and customer experiences. FinTech is one of the most complex and rapidly evolving spaces in technology, and the challenges we're tackling require deep innovation, critical thinking, and scale that don't always have strong precedents.

You'll take on a highly influential role shaping vision and execution across key strategic initiatives. You'll partner with cross-functional leaders, contribute to high-impact decisions, guide complex projects from concept to completion, and mentor others on the team. This is a role for someone who leverages modern tools and cutting-edge methodologies as a core part of how they solve problems, and raises the bar for everyone around them.

This role is based in our Chicago, IL, with in-person attendance expected at least five days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.
What you'll do

Design and implement a comprehensive risk management strategy emphasizing early risk detection, automated alert systems, incident response, and continuous improvement. Conduct thorough risk assessments focused on operational and technology risks, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending mitigations. Support Risk Exposure Reporting, regulatory reviews, and updates to the Risk Management Program to meet evolving business and regulatory needs. Develop automations for robust supervision and risk management. Develop real-time monitoring systems to quickly identify adverse market conditions or operational issues. Implement a robust control testing framework to validate risk mitigation measures and the effectiveness of controls. Implement automated alert mechanisms for risk limit breaches, unusual trading patterns, and system anomalies. Leverage advanced analytics tools to uncover risk trends and provide actionable insights for decision-making. Build dashboards and reports using tools like Looker to visualize key risk metrics and inform stakeholders effectively. Telecommuting permitted.
What you bring
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field plus five years of progressively responsible experience in job offered or related occupation.
  • Education and/or experience must include:
    • Apply Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA) regulatory requirements into risk controls, supervisory procedures, and program documentation;
    • Design and execute enterprise or Future Commission Merchant (FCM) level risk assessments;
    • Build and implement automations such as ETL data pipelines and scheduled data jobs (Airflow-type scheduling tools) to support risk monitoring;
    • Develop real-time or near-real-time monitoring and alerting systems that detect risk limit breaches, unusual trading activity, or system anomalies;
    • Execute control testing programs for risk mitigation;
    • Perform advanced statistical analytics on large structured datasets utilizing Python or similar programming tools to identify trends and quantify risk exposures;
    • Utilize industry-standard business intelligence or visualization platforms (Looker, Superset, Tableau, or PowerBI) to build dashboards, trend analyses, and key risk metric reporting; and
    • Investigate complex risk scenarios and develop mitigation strategies aligned with industry regulatory standards.
  • Background checks required
What we offer
  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
  • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
  • Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
  • Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.

In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.

Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to the corresponding compensation zone.

Base Pay Range:

$138,632 - $175,000 per year



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If our mission energizes you and you're ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial services company that offers commission-free trading through its website and mobile app. The company was founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all by making investing accessible to everyone. The company has raised over $5 billion in funding and has over 13 million users. Robinhood has faced criticism for its business model, which relies on selling order flow to market makers, and for its handling of the GameStop trading frenzy in early 2021.
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Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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