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Chief of Staff

IMC Trading

Chief of Staff

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Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

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Fintech • Machine Learning • Software • Financial Services

IMC is a proprietary trading firm powered by research and technology.

The Role

Chief of Staff serving as a strategic and operational partner to trading leadership. Coordinates cross-functional initiatives, manages milestones and stakeholders, supports budgeting, vendor oversight, staffing, strategic planning, communications, and process improvement. Performs daily PnL reconciliation checks and escalates discrepancies. The role requires strong analytical, financial, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with an in-office presence in Chicago four days per week.

Summary Generated by Built In

The Chief of Staff is a high-visibility strategic partner that leads the coordination and strategic alignment of the Desk. Acting as a connector between trading and business support teams, this person ensures that the desk runs efficiently, communicates effectively, and stays focused on both short- and long-term goals. The Chief of Staff is responsible for owning crossfunctional initiatives, building the analytical basis for desk decisions, and enhancing the team's effectiveness through better processes and structure. This is an operating seat with direct exposure to trading leadership and a path toward broader business and operating responsibility as the desk grows.
Your Core Responsibilities:

Operate at a tactical, strategic and operational level, handling the oversight of projects that do not neatly fit within the organizational chart or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility.
Drive cross-functional desk initiatives and buildouts from initiation through delivery, managing scope, milestones, dependencies, and escalations
Co-ordinate business development for the desk
Support budget planning, cost allocation reviews, and cost approval processes for the desk.
Support evaluation, onboarding, and ongoing management of vendors and external data providers, including cost and performance reviews.
Coordinate desk resourcing and staffing needs with recruiting and training teams.
Contribute to long-range strategic planning and cascade firm strategy into desk-level goals and deliverables.
Own goal tracking and milestones; ensure communication processes are completed when goals are achieved
Coordinate, and lead desk meetings and follow up on action items; including
Promote information flow and knowledge sharing across teams working on similar initiatives.
Serve as owner/main point of contact for all stakeholders in onboarding and transfer processes.
Drive continuous improvement of desk processes, tooling, and communication.
Working closely with trading leads, proactively spot opportunities to improve efficiency of desk operations.
Support team culture and engagement by fostering connection, recognition, and collaboration
Own the desk's internal communication cadence, including planning and coordinating desk celebrations, offsites, and the holiday coverage calendar
Perform daily reconciliation checks on PnL and support outputs; identify and flag discrepancies directly to the relevant support teams before they escalate.

Your Skills and Experience:

MBA or equivalent advanced degree
2+ years of post-MBA experience in top-tier management consulting or a comparable structured problem-solving environment
Demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across multiple levels, including executive leadership, without formal authority
Proven track record of owning complex, cross-functional projects and delivering results in unstructured and ambiguous environments
Strong knowledge of business, finance and analytics; strong quantitative skills and comfort working directly with financial and operational data
Proven track record of identifying and driving process improvements that enhance efficiency and communication
Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and build supporting materials (decks, briefings, and reports)
Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to building relationships across teams and levels
Excellent organizational, verbal, analytical, and written skills with attention to detail
Interest in financial markets and a desire to build domain expertise in trading

While this is a hybrid position, we expect an in-office presence in our Chicago office 4 times per week.
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.
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Skills Required

MBA or equivalent advanced degree
2+ years of post-MBA experience in top-tier management consulting or a comparable structured problem-solving environment
Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders, including executive leadership, without formal authority
Experience owning complex, cross-functional projects in unstructured and ambiguous environments
Strong knowledge of business, finance, and analytics
Strong quantitative skills and comfort working with financial and operational data
Experience identifying and driving process improvements
Outstanding communication and presentation skills
Ability to create decks, briefings, reports, and compelling narratives
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Excellent organizational, verbal, analytical, and written skills
Strong attention to detail
Interest in financial markets and desire to build trading expertise
Ability to work in the Chicago office four times per week

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The Company

HQ: Amsterdam

1,954 Employees

Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.

Why Work With Us

At IMC, the best ideas win, regardless of hierarchy. Graduates receive mentorship and make an impact from day one, while experienced hires get to shape their own path in a flexible, high-performance environment. We remove barriers so everyone can grow and help drive one of the world’s leading liquidity providers.