Optiver is seeking a Senior Tax Manager focused on US tax advisory within a global trading firm. The role is centered on advising the business as it expands into new products, markets, and structures. You will work alongside an established US tax team and in close collaboration with tax colleagues across Optiver’s global offices to support cross-border initiatives, share expertise, and ensure alignment on global tax matters and business developments.
What You’ll Do
- Advise stakeholders on the tax implications of new trading strategies, financial products, markets, and transactions
- Consult with external advisory firms to develop tax positions and strategies
- Execute on new (trading) initiatives, market expansion, and strategic projects
- Build relationships across trading, technology, legal, finance, and leadership teams, becoming a trusted advisor to the business
- Collaborate with members of Optiver’s global tax function across multiple jurisdictions on cross-border projects, business initiatives, and global tax matters
- Provide guidance on entity structures, cross-border activities, and operational models
- Proactively identify and assess tax risks and opportunities arising from evolving business activities and regulatory developments
- Support federal and state tax controversy matters
- Contribute to the development of tax governance, policies, and best practices within the organization
What you’ll get
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.
In addition, you’ll receive:
- 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, sports leagues and more
Who you are
- 8+ years of US tax experience with a focus on financial services
- Experience with the taxation of financial instruments and understanding of the trading industry
- Broad familiarity with the US tax system across multiple areas of tax
- Strong communicator, able to build relationships with stakeholders, make complex tax positions clear for non-tax stakeholders and translate technical tax concepts in practical business advice
- Pro-active mindset and problem-solving capabilities
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, intellectually demanding environment with evolving priorities
Who we are
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.
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.
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of US tax experience with a focus on financial services
- Experience with taxation of financial instruments and understanding of the trading industry
- Broad familiarity with the US tax system across multiple tax areas
- Strong communication and stakeholder relationship-building skills; translate technical tax concepts for non-tax stakeholders
- Proactive mindset and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, intellectually demanding environment with evolving priorities
Optiver Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Optiver and has not been reviewed or approved by Optiver.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Pay is considered highly competitive in trading, quantitative, and engineering paths, with performance-linked bonuses that materially elevate total compensation. High performers receive differentiated rewards tied to impact.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid vacation alongside market holidays is a consistent component of the U.S. package. This breadth of leave is a notable element of the offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, and vision—is prominently offered in U.S. roles, with indications that employee premiums are fully covered in some cases. Disability and life coverage further strengthen the core health benefits.
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What We Do
Optiver’s story began over 30 years ago, when we started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s options exchange. Today, we are at the forefront of trading and technology as a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management.
Why Work With Us
People at Optiver love challenges, welcome collaboration, and strive to be better tomorrow than they are today. Improving the market is an extraordinary challenge that requires a carefully crafted approach. Optiver provides a collaborative working environment to tackle these challenges. In fact, it is this way of working that sets us apart.
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