Brokerage Clearing Specialist
Drivewealth · Office - Chicago · Posted Jul 5, 2026
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About Us
DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are 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.
There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!
About the Role
Purchase Sales Operations plays a critical role in trade processing, reconciliation, and settlement across various asset classes, primarily equities. This position ensures the timely and accurate confirmation of trades, supports regulatory reporting requirements, and coordinates with executing brokers, clients, and internal teams to resolve breaks and exceptions. This is strictly a Chicago-based role.
What You’ll Do
Review, match, and confirm trade data from executing brokers and counterparties
Process equity and/or fixed income trade activity through the firm’s clearing and settlement systems
Ensure accuracy of trade details, including price, quantity, counterparty, and trade date
Investigate and resolve trade discrepancies and breaks promptly
Liaise with traders, prime brokers, custodians, and counterparties to resolve P S issues
Ensure trades are booked by regulatory guidelines (e.g., SEC, FINRA, DTCC)
Monitor trade settlement cycles and assist in fail management to avoid trade fails or buy-ins
Generate daily and monthly reconciliation and exception reports
Assist with post-trade compliance and regulatory reporting obligations
Participate in operational risk and control processes to mitigate financial exposure
You Bring
2+ years working in the P S Dept with a Broker-Dealer
P S specialist with Equity/Option product knowledge
Buy-in knowledge re: REGSHO rule
Reconciliation of Equity Trade Breaks in CNS
Obligation Warehouse monitoring and Corrective action
Series 7, or willingness to obtain the Series 7 license within six months of employment
Familiarity with industry utilities and platforms (e.g., DTCC, NSCC, TRAQS, NASDAQ WORKX and TRAFIX)
Location
This role is open to candidates in the following location:
Chicago, IL - Hybrid
This role is expected to come into the office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
If you're not based in the location listed above, this role is not a fit, and we cannot accommodate remote work outside of it.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Pay Range: $100,000 USD – $120,000 USD
Working at DriveWealth
We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions.
To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Paid Parental Leave, along with a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays.
Work Authorization
Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application. DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment.
For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time. Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual’s ability to se…