Senior Trader Onboarding Operational Readiness Analyst
The Senior Trader Onboarding Operational Readiness Analyst at Topstep plays a pivotal role within the Trader Onboarding & Identity Operations team. This position focuses on quality assurance, process optimization, and ensuring operational readiness for identity verification and compliance workflows. Topstep, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a financial technology company specializing in evaluating and funding traders through real-time simulated trading accounts. The company is committed to providing a safe environment for traders to engage, learn, and profit in the financial markets.
In this role, the analyst will execute daily audits of identity verification, sanctions screening, and customer identification program cases, tracking and reporting on service level agreement performance and identifying operational bottlenecks. They will develop scalable frameworks for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes, ensuring compliance with evolving legal and regulatory mandates. Additionally, the analyst will serve as the primary liaison to the Compliance organization, translating complex policies into practical operational procedures and training materials. They will also refine screening rules and logic to improve throughput without compromising risk tolerances.
Candidates should have 2-4 years of experience in quality assurance, operational readiness, compliance testing, internal audit, or risk operations within fintech, digital brokerage, or financial institutions. A deep familiarity with identity verification, customer identification programs, and sanctions screening workflows is essential, along with a strong working knowledge of regulated KYC/AML and EDD frameworks. Practical experience using quality assurance scoring tools and screening vendor platforms is also required. The ability to analyze complex compliance policies and translate them into clear, repeatable operational procedures and training materials is crucial.
Topstep offers a competitive compensation package, including company equity, performance bonuses, and a home-office stipend for remote employees. Employees receive seven company-paid holidays and generous family leave, with paid time off front-loaded. The company provides a 401(k) plan with competitive matching, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees.
Topstep fosters an engaging and collaborative work environment, offering flexible work arrangements ranging from fully remote to hybrid. The company emphasizes a culture of collaboration, with cameras on during meetings and a robust Slack environment for communication. Employees are encouraged to take vacations, with a bonus for taking five consecutive days off. Topstep also offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness. (startup.jobs)
Topstep is a financial technology company specializing in evaluating and funding traders through real-time simulated trading accounts. The company is committed to providing a safe environment for traders to engage, learn, and profit in the financial markets.