Compliance Analyst

Are you looking for a team where your contributions truly matter? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where success is shared, and support is constant? If you see laws and regulations as tools for driving progress and enjoy exploring new possibilities, we’d love to hear from you. Join a team that works hard, has fun, and is committed to growing together.

What you’ll do

We hire smart people so they can bring their expertise to the table and drive innovation. Your role in the Compliance Department at Optiver will be dynamic, as a Compliance Analyst, your key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and following up on surveillance alerts, including those related to market abuse trades and electronic communications.
• Contributing to the execution and continuous improvement of the Compliance monitoring and surveillance framework.
• Analysing large sets of market and trade data to detect and evaluate unwanted trading patterns and assess potential risks.
• Combining technology with a good understanding of the regulatory framework to ensure our control framework is up to standard and can continuously improve.
• Designing and building controls to prevent and detect unwanted behaviour.
• Testing and reviewing existing tools, systems and controls.
• Advising on and supporting the implementation of compliance requirements.
• Proposing and implementing ways to improve compliance processes.
• Identifying strategic deficiencies in the surveillance framework and pushing for improvements to mitigate the firm’s biggest risks and enable growth.
• Assessing trading operations risks in a thorough, sensible and compliant manner with integrity.
• Analysing and assessing the strategic risks and opportunities arising from the relevant developments in the market as well as regulatory framework in an accurate but pragmatic manner to enable business to grow in a controlled environment.

What you’ll get

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who you are

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in leveraging LLM models (in a business or academic setting) to improve processes and team efficiency
• A keen interest in financial markets, trading and technology.
• Strong sense of integrity and the ability to balance business interests with the need to exercise independent judgment.
• Comfortable working with technology and data management tools.
• Experience with Query Languages (SQL, Python) preferred.
• An analytical and investigative mind with a good eye for detail.
• A proactive, collaborative, and results-driven approach to work.
• Ability to focus and maintain high-quality output in recurring tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience working at or with exchanges and regulators is a strong plus.
• A supportive team player with a positive outlook and the ability to build strong relationships.

Who we are

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise 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.

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.