Specialist, Execution Services

Drive Wealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices.

Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. Drive Wealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

You’ll work closely with the team, market venues, and market makers, handling real-time risk monitoring and operational troubleshooting.

Your role will require consistent execution of firm policies and adherence to SEC and FINRA regulations. Success in this fast-paced, high-accountability environment requires sharp critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
This is a second-shift position designed to support 24/5 global trading operations, offering flexible trading hours and shift schedules. The role is based in Chicago on a hybrid schedule, working from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM CT
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• Execute Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs) to ensure compliance with SEC and FINRA regulations. (e.g., SEC 15c3-5 Market Access Rule & FINRA Rule 5310 Best Execution and Interpositioning)
• Monitor equity trading systems, algorithmic controls, and alert frameworks for signs of disorderly trading
• Escalate issues as needed across trading desks, support, business management, and second-line risk functions
• Support trade operations across asset classes (equities, options, Fixed Income) globally
• Conduct daily real-time monitoring of our proprietary order management systems and; elevate and coordinate responses to disruptions and provide solutions
• Provide client-facing support for FIX connectivity, including session monitoring, root cause analysis, and post-mortems
• Coordinate technical onboarding for institutional clients, including FIX config, OMS/EMS integrations, and production testing
• Resolve trade discrepancies, manage post-trade allocations, and oversee operational risk events related to client order flow
• Support projects tied to internal OMS migration, risk reduction, and trading platform modernization

• 3 - 5 years of experience in broker-dealer operations or electronic trading support, ideally across global markets
• FINRA Series 7, 57, and 63 licenses (required)
• Understanding of brokerage operations, electronic execution workflows, and trading infrastructure
• Understanding of brokerage operations, trading systems, and electronic execution workflows
• Hands-on experience with FIX protocol, algo trading controls, and client
• Excel, SQL, and Python; able to investigate data issues, support connectivity, and script automations
• Experience with Unix/Linux command line, JIRA, and OMS/EMS platforms (e.g., Eze, Fidessa)
• Strong project management…