Overview: DV is looking for an Operational Risk Manager who has worked close to a trading business, understands how trading controls operate in practice, and is comfortable independently investigating issues and driving work across multiple teams. This role focuses on market access and pre-trade risk controls, trading limit review and control testing, and operational/trading incident management, working directly with Trading, Technology, Risk, and Compliance.
Job Responsibilities:- Manage market access and pre-trade risk controls
- Perform trading limit review and control testing
- Manage operational/trading incidents, including independently investigating issues and driving work across multiple teams to completion
- Work directly with traders and Technology teams
- Prepare risk-related documentation and respond to information requests, reviews, and counterparty risk questionnaires
- Work effectively with Trading, Technology, Risk, and Compliance
- Support new trading businesses, products, systems, and regulatory initiatives
- Improve and automate risk processes
- Develop policies and procedures
Requirements:- Approximately 5-10 years of relevant experience in operational risk, trading risk, electronic trading controls, or a related financial markets role
- Strong preference for experience at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, broker-dealer, or other fast-paced trading environment; candidates from larger financial institutions can be a fit if they have relevant experience supporting an electronic execution or algorithmic trading business
- Strong understanding of market access/pre-trade risk controls, trading limits, control testing, and incident management
- Experience working directly with traders and Technology teams
- Experience preparing risk-related documentation and responding to information requests, reviews, or counterparty risk questionnaires is preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree
Skills:- Market access and pre-trade risk controls
- Trading limit review and control testing
- Operational/trading incident management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Ability to work effectively with Trading, Technology, Risk, and Compliance
- Ability to independently own and drive work to completion
- Proactive and takes initiative
- Independent and comfortable learning unfamiliar subject matter
- Strong follow-through and accountability
- Collaborative and responsive
- Builds strong working relationships across different teams, personalities, and seniority levels
- Diplomatic but willing to challenge when appropriate
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with competing priorities
Preferred Skills:- Experience with clearing and executing broker risk questionnaires
- Policy and procedure development
- Experience supporting new trading businesses, products, systems, or regulatory initiatives
- Experience improving or automating risk processes
Benefits: - Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care Options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
- Flexible Vacation policy
- Retirement plan with employer match
The range below reflects the expected base salary for this position. It represents a good-faith estimate of the base pay we anticipate offering, with actual compensation determined by your experience, education, skills, and performance throughout the interview process. This role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus (at DV Trading's discretion) and DV Trading's benefits package, including the benefits listed above.
Base Salary Range
$175,000-$225,000 USD
