Data Strategist

About the role

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over three 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 operate with respect, curiosity, and open minds.

The Data Strategist role is an important contributor to the Unified Platform Data Management team, working to grow our research data platform. Candidates should demonstrate the expertise to identify and link data solutions to business needs. They will have strong domain knowledge, solid organizational skills, and the ability to communicate with stakeholders throughout DRW’s global footprint.

Responsibilities

• Develop data requirements and provide recommendations to front office traders and researchers, working closely with collaborators including data analysts and engineers.
• Drive curations of our catalog of data sets to ensure broad discoverability within the platform.
• Drive evaluation and integration of new datasets, managing the data onboarding lifecycle for our platform.
• Collaborate with data engineers and Contract Management team to track and communicate progress and priorities with key user groups.
• Build relationships with front office users to promote data platform offerings and growth.
• Employ data analysis skills to ensure new sets provide maximum business value and meet requirements for completeness, accessibility, and interoperability.
• Ensure all stakeholders have appropriate access to datasets to power their trading strategy ideation.
• Collaborate on continuous improvement of access management processes and tools.
• Engage with external vendors to keep DRW informed of new offerings and trends.

Requirements

• Knowledge of modern financial markets and instruments, research data sets, and platforms.
• 5+ years working with front office stakeholders, including traders and researchers, to fulfill their data needs.
• Experience performing data analysis in SQL and Python using common libraries like pandas.
• Experience using cloud-based tools like AWS S3 or Snowflake.
• Strong organizational and relationship management skills.

Pay

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.

Benefits

• Group medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with discretionary employer match.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• Flexible spending accounts.