OCC

HQ
Chicago
Total Offices: 3
1,200 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1973
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Data

Across The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), teams are focused on giving their colleagues better access to meaningful data in strategic and secure ways. Executive Director of Enterprise Technology Solutions Jennifer Stathis and her team are building an enterprise-level data platform to offer strategic, flexible and accessible data tools to their colleagues. “We’re excited to create a self-service function for colleagues to leverage analytics for making data-driven decisions,” Stathis said. As a highly regulated organization that plays an important part in the financial industry, OCC prioritizes creating secure solutions to support day-to-day operations and reporting needs.

Employee Reviews

Christopher Michaelson

Data is at the foundation of everything at OCC.

Christopher Michaelson, Executive Director, Data Analytics Engineering


Director of Central Analytics Christopher Michaelson is working to strengthen a data-oriented culture within OCC — well beyond his team of analysts. “Self-service data enablement is the best way we can scale our impact on the organization,” he said. “While stakeholders might be uncomfortable working with data, equipping them with trusted data and the skills to answer their own questions broadens our reach immensely.” With robust data skills across the organization, Michaelson’s team is able to spend more time building solutions for and utilizing data from OCC’s SaaS applications.


Jennifer Stathis

We use business intelligence tools to package data in a visual way so each of our metrics can be understood at a glance.

Jennifer Stathis, Executive Director, Enterprise Technology Solutions


Executive Director of Enterprise Technology Solutions Jennifer Stathis is helping to build an enterprise data platform, which will provide the foundation for establishing data as a centralized resource across the organization. “Our team’s mission is to enable our business partners to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively while finding ways to reduce manual work with automation,” Stathis said. “Creating a self-service platform will give our business partners much faster access to data and information, removing the IT bottleneck from the process.”

Callista Christ

You will certainly be surrounded by complex challenges at OCC. However, you’re never alone. You will be surrounded by brilliant colleagues who will support your endeavors to build viable solutions.

Callista Christ, Senior Associate, Data Analytics Engineering


Before Callista Christ joined OCC, she was a data scientist in academia — a role she felt focused too much on end results. Now as a senior associate, Christ loves the freedom she has to play with tech during a project’s journey. “We’re very hands-on with various tools related to security scanning, CI/CD and data integrity,” she said. This approach empowers Christ to learn more and achieve her best work, which currently includes making OCC’s transition to the cloud transparent and measurable. “I’m excited to be in such a challenging environment with so many opportunities for growth!”

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At a glance

focus on community

Friends outside of work, local volunteering opportunities, dedicated DEI staff

work-life perks

Technology stipend, mobile data reimbursement, flexible work program

room to grow

Paid industry certifications; educational assistance and tuition reimbursement; job training and conferences

wellness initiatives

Mental and physical health benefits, generous PTO, sabbaticals

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