Senior Business Analyst, Equity Index Options

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We’re seeking a Senior Business Analyst to partner with the Equities Options Front Office, risk, and technology teams to translate trader needs into clear, actionable requirements. You’ll own the end-to-end business analysis for equity options initiatives, from initial discovery through implementation and post-launch review, ensuring solutions align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and risk controls.

Responsibilities:

Initiate and organize discussions with traders to identify new requirements, appraise expected impacts of proposed projects, and recommend priorities

Develop technology requirements and plans with clearly specified tickets/stories/epics in Jira, in collaboration with font office and technology organizations

Provide guidance on dependencies and development timelines. Identifying potential impacts on project delivery to improve planning, budgeting, and predictability of estimated timelines

Collaborate with technology leadership on project plans

Provide executive-level project updates to the business on a weekly basis

Host retrospectives on completed projects, supporting continuous process improvement as well as recognizing successes.

Requirements:

Strong knowledge of electronic options trading in Equities markets

Knowledge of options risk, pricing, and operational processes

Previous experience developing detailed technology requirements

Experience using software documentation tools to capture user stories and diagram processes

Previous software collaboration tools experience (Jira, Miro, Confluence)

Ability to effectively organize and support prioritization of trading technology scope

3-5 years of experience in front office, middle office, back office or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter options and futures

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or quantitative field or material equivalent exposure
Demonstrated ability to work independently

The annual base salary range for this position is $125,000 to $175,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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