Risk Analyst at Optiver — Chicago, United States

About The Role

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Optiver is looking for a Risk Analyst to join our growing Risk team and help shape how we identify, measure, and manage trading risk. This is a highly collaborative role at the intersection of risk, trading, quantitative research, and technology. You will work closely with traders to understand complex positions and strategies, develop and challenge risk methodologies, and build tools that improve how we manage risk in fast-moving markets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;We are looking for someone who is intellectually curious, quantitatively strong, and genuinely interested in financial markets. You should be comfortable digging into data, challenging assumptions, and communicating your conclusions clearly to traders and senior stakeholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You will join a team that is continuing to evolve and expand, giving you the opportunity not only to manage today&#39;s risks, but also to help define the long-term direction of our trading risk framework.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you’ll do&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;As Risk Analyst, your key responsibilities include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Analyze the risk of complex trading positions and portfolios&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Design, perform, and interpret stress tests and scenario analyses, identifying where our portfolios may be vulnerable to changing market conditions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Partner closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and software engineers to develop and enhance risk analytics, tools, and systems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Develop and challenge risk methodologies, metrics, and limits, ensuring they remain appropriate as our trading strategies and markets evolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Translate complex risk exposures into clear, actionable insights for traders and senior stakeholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Stay on top of market developments and assess how emerging events and changing market dynamics could affect our positions and strategies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Investigate risk incidents and limit breaches, identify root causes, and help determine appropriate actions and improvements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Identify weaknesses and opportunities within the existing risk framework and take ownership of driving improvements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Contribute to the long-term development of Optiver&#39;s trading risk framework, including new analytics, processes, and approaches to risk management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who you are&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You have at least 1 year of relevant experience; exceptional recent graduates are also encouraged to apply&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You hold a bachelor&#39;s or advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, or a related field&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You have strong quantitative and analytical problem solving skills and enjoy working with complex datasets and problems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You are proficient in Python and comfortable using code to analyze data, automate processes, and develop analytical tools&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You have a strong interest in financial markets, trading, and risk management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You are intellectually curious and willing to question assumptions and challenge existing approaches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You can communicate complex ideas clearly and confidently to both technical and non-technical stakeholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You are comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing effectively and taking ownership of problems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you’ll get&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;In addition, you’ll receive:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;401(k) match up to 50%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sports leagues and more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who we are&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;content-pay-transparency&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pay-input&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-prosemirror-content-type=&quot;node&quot; data-prosemirror-node-name=&quot;paragraph&quot; data-prosemirror-node-block=&quot;true&quot; data-pm-slice=&quot;1 1 []&quot;&gt;&lt;em data-prosemirror-content-type=&quot;mark&quot; data-prosemirror-mark-name=&quot;em&quot;&gt;Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;title&quot;&gt;Base Salary Range&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pay-range&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;$97,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;divider&quot;&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;$121,500 USD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;