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Risk Officer, Derivatives

Webull · New York, NY · On-site

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About Webull

Webull is a leading digital brokerage platform built on next generation global infrastructure. At Webull, we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to control their own financial future. Backed by Lightspeed.

About the role

We are seeking a senior, highly experienced Risk Officer for Webull Futures LLC. This individual will be the senior-most risk officer for the futures business and will own the design, implementation, and ongoing oversight of the firm’s risk management framework.

What they're looking for

  • Serve as the senior-most risk officer for Webull Futures LLC, with ownership of the firm’s futures risk management framework, governance structure, policies, procedures, limits, reporting, and escalation protocols
  • Identify, assess, monitor, and escalate material risks across the futures business, including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, model, vendor, clearing, margin, concentration, and regulatory risk
  • Prepare and present risk reports, dashboards, escalations, and governance materials to senior management, board-level stakeholders, committees, and relevant control functions
  • Maintain a regulator-ready risk program and support interactions with the CFTC, NFA, exchanges, clearing organizations, auditors, and other external stakeholders in coordination with Compliance and Legal
  • Stay informed of futures industry developments, regulatory expectations, market structure changes, and emerging risks, and proactively evolve the risk program as Webull Futures LLC scales
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, risk management, accounting or a related quantitative field, an advanced degree or relevant professional certification is preferred
More about this role

About The Role & Team

At Webull, we are committed to empowering individual investors with the tools and resources they need to take control of their finances. Our mobile-first platform provides commission-free trading of stocks, options, and ETFs, giving users the freedom to invest in the assets that matter to them without worrying about high fees eating into their returns. In March 2024, we announced our addition of futures trading.

Webull Futures LLC operates in a highly regulated futures environment where disciplined risk governance, strong controls, and proactive regulatory engagement are essential. The risk function is responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and escalating the financial, operational, liquidity, credit, market, technology, and third-party risks associated with the firm’s futures business.

We are seeking a senior, highly experienced Risk Officer for Webull Futures LLC. This individual will be the senior-most risk officer for the futures business and will own the design, implementation, and ongoing oversight of the firm’s risk management framework. The role will partner closely with executive leadership, Compliance, Legal, Operations, Product,...

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