DriveWealth is 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. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.
We seek enthusiastic professionals to contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to our Brokerage-as-a-Service platform. Our culture blends the pace and opportunity of a tech start-up with the impact, stability, and significance of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. We value diversity and inclusion, celebrating the unique differences of our employees as we scale and grow together. We’re guided by operating principles grounded in accountability, teamwork, integrity, and solutions built to scale. Join us!
What You’ll Do:
- Analyze and interpret laws and regulations to determine impact on new and existing business lines, policies, products, procedures and services
- Assist in developing, updating, and maintaining compliance policies and procedures
- Effectively communicate regulatory and procedural changes and/or important issues to affected business units and build strong relationships with business partners
- Perform audits, with directional assistance from manager or supervisor assistance, of products, procedures and services to meet internal company standards and ensure compliance in all areas
- Research and respond to customer and/or regulatory inquiries or investigations about compliance and/or company issues
- Monitor trading activities of firm employees
- Maintain internal compliance materials such as manuals and websites
- Provide guidance and/or training to other positions in the compliance area
- Provide regular management reports and periodic updates on issues and project status
- Monitor daily trading activity across various asset classes (equities, options, fixed income) to detect unusual behavior or possible rule violations such as spoofing, layering, insider trading, etc.
- Review and investigate surveillance alerts and exception reports. Document findings clearly and escalate when necessary
- Develop and refine surveillance scenarios, thresholds, and parameters to enhance detection capabilities
- Prepare investigation reports and maintain organized records of all review activities
- Assist with regulatory exams and support responses to regulatory inquiries related to the Firm's trading activities
- 3-5 years of experience in a trade surveillance, market surveillance or general compliance role within the financial industry
- Working knowledge or familiarity with Excel macros, Python, SQL
- Strong analytical skills to understand project goals and interpret them into meaningful actions
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and re-prioritize workloads as necessary
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to successfully interface with all levels of management and maintain solid working relationships in a collaborative group environment
- Inquisitive mindset, with experience analyzing data and present a credible challenge to 1st and 2nd line colleagues on potential issues
- Highly organized and strong attention to detail
- "Can do" attitude with the ability to work and research issues with moderate to minimal oversight
Nice To Have, But Not Required:
- General understanding of broker operations and knowledge of securities rules and regulations
- Experience responding to regulatory inquiries or exams (e.g., FINRA, SEC, or Exchanges)
- Working knowledge of U.S. trading regulations and market structure, especially for equities, options, fixed income, trade and regulatory reporting
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in Lithuania. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health resources
- Generous paid time off with observed holidays (varies per country)
- Paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents
- Up to $2,500 or local equivalent each year to invest in continued education and personal development
- Up to $900 each year or local equivalent for fitness and wellness reimbursement
- Company-provided phone (varies by country)
- Hybrid work experience that allows for flexibility
- For HQ in-office employees, a daily lunch stipend, unlimited snacks, and engaging office space in the Financial District
- Pre-tax commuter benefits (US only)
- Employer 401K match (US only)
Benefit offerings vary based on country and are subject to change.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
TO ALL AGENCIES: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of DriveWealth outside of the Talent organization. DriveWealth’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Greenhouse (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of DriveWealth. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.
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What We Do
Over the past ten years, DriveWealth has been breaking down the barriers between global investors and U.S. markets and improving the financial lives of people that have been traditionally underserved and underbanked. We’ve built patent-pending technology to fractionalize US equities and were the first to receive a license to do so in 2015.
Why Work With Us
DriveWealth is growing quickly, and we need your help! This year we plan to getting close to doubling our headcount. We've raised over $100M so far from seasoned fin-tech investors Route 66, Point 72, and Raptor.
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