Who we are:
Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for an Operational Risk Analyst to join the Optiver Operational Risk Management team.
In this role, you will help us monitor risk, scale, and improve our control frameworks and processes to ensure that we keep learning. You will also get to analyze incident data up-close and identify trends, and work with a large variety of stakeholders on setting up robust risk and control processes and maintain the company-wide control framework.
The role is based on the trading floor in a dynamic environment. You will also have a broad outreach to the entire organization, closely interacting with all Trading, Tech, Data Analysis, and Risk & Control teams. You will also often communicate with, report to, and advise senior management on Operational Risk. You will stay abreast of all new business activity and developments.
What you’ll do:
Activities include:
What you’ll need:
What you’ll get:
Alongside this you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.
At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.