Operations Specialist, DriveWealth
$130-150k
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
Open for applications
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$130-150k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- We seek enthusiastic professionals to contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to our Brokerage-as-a-Service platform
- 2+ years of automation experience
- Intermediate Python and SQL skills are required
- Proficient in writing SQL queries for relational/foreign databases, repositories, and API calls
- Ability to write dynamic task/job definitions (daily, monthly, or triggered)
- Experience with RDMS or database management/engineering is a plus
- Strong critical thinking and short-term problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with a proven ability to overcome obstacles
- Willingness to innovate and adapt
- Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining established processes
- Enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- In this role, you will streamline manual processes for Operations teams across Margin, Treasury, Corporate Actions, Settlements Ops Control, Self-Clearing, and other departments by designing and implementing fast and dynamic automation solutions
- You will work closely with technical experts and non-technical team members, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across diverse functions
- The role offers high autonomy in developing ad hoc reports quickly, accurately, and dynamically
- Additionally, your automations will often serve as short-term solutions until a more permanent API-based solution is developed and implemented
- Create automation scripts as needed
- Participate in retesting once bugs and issues are resolved
- Assist with troubleshooting issues during the testing phase, providing technical recommendations
- Proactively improve existing tasks and help build the environment as the team and business grow
- Collaboration and communication across diverse teams
Our take
Robo-advisory products and fractional share trading have expanded the investment industry's reach, attracting a broader audience than ever before. This shift has necessitated a redesign of the fintech industry's infrastructure to support the growing demand for accessible and efficient investment options.
DriveWealth plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing APIs that serve over 100 global fintechs, challenger banks, and digital wallets. Its infrastructure enables seamless robo-advisory services and fractional share trading, giving retail investors access to the US markets and offering innovative stock reward programs. Among its partners are notable companies like Revolut, MoneyLion, and Hemista.
As the company continues to grow, it remains focused on scaling its business by enhancing its technology stack, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and expanding its team. And is well on its way to its ultimate goal of providing tools that empower companies to create investment products that are both accessible and convenient for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$450m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$56.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $552.8m
Company benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
- Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations
Company HQ
Colgate Center, Jersey City, NJ
Leadership
Robert S. Cortright
(Founder)Co-founded FX Solutions (acquired by Francisco Partners) in 2001 and served as CEo for 9 years. They also co-founded En-to-End Technology Projects in 2008.
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