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The Role
Owns China-facing technology operations, regulatory and technical reporting, audits, and market infrastructure for a high-frequency trading business. Manages relationships with exchanges, brokers, regulators, auditors, and vendors; bridges internal technology teams with external parties; translates Chinese and English technical and regulatory materials; identifies operational risks and automation opportunities; and communicates risks, status, and decisions to senior stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who we are
Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.
Since its establishment in 2012, our Shanghai office is a rapidly growing participant in the Chinese markets, trading exchange-listed futures, options and equities in China mainland. Our vision is to become the trusted partner in the development of Chinese financial markets. With the culture of a start-up but the backing of a 35+ year-old trading firm, the Optiver Shanghai office is truly unique. Everyone who joins us will help shape the future of our company and its global impact. Get ready: we are only just beginning.
What you'll do
The China Technology Operations Engineer is responsible for the operational readiness, regulatory compliance and market infrastructure that underpin Optiver's trading business in China. The role owns exchange-facing technical operations, regulatory reporting and audits, and cross-functional initiatives that are critical to running a high-frequency trading business in a highly regulated market.
You will be primarily responsible for China's operational and technical obligations, working with traders, engineers and compliance internally, and with exchanges, brokers, regulators, auditors and vendors externally. This is a hands-on, high-impact role with real accountability for outcomes rather than coordination alone.
You will be part of Optiver's CTO Office, the global function accountable for how technology is run and governed across our offices, with colleagues holding the equivalent brief in our other APAC markets. The work you do in China will shape how we meet these obligations elsewhere.
You will:
- Own and manage Optiver's exchange-facing technical operations in China, and the relationships with external parties, including exchanges, brokers, regulators and vendors.
- Manage the ongoing regulatory and technical reporting obligations required to operate in the China market, to their external deadlines.
- Act as the operational point of contact between internal technology teams and external parties, carrying internal requirements outward and external changes inward.
- Identify operational risks, bottlenecks and opportunities to apply AI and automation, and drive improvements to the processes and controls behind them.
- Translate technical and regulatory material between Chinese and English, and act as the language bridge in conversations with external parties.
- Communicate status, risks and decisions to senior stakeholders clearly and early.
- Build strong working relationships across trading, technology, compliance, legal and external partners.
Who you are
We're looking for candidates:
- With a strong understanding of how technology, operations and regulation intersect in a trading environment.
- With a solid foundational understanding of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, networking or software development, to engage credibly with engineers and work hands-on where the role requires it.
- Who have directly owned regulatory and technical reporting and audits, including coordinating evidence with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
- Fluent in Chinese and English, culturally attuned to China's ways of working, to effectively bridge communication between Optiver and external parties.
- Who operate effectively across multiple teams and functions, often without direct authority, and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders.
- With experience operating in environments with high accountability, ambiguity and time-sensitive outcomes, adapting to shifting priorities across a broad remit.
What you'll get
You'll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you'll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you'll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:
- A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
- The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
- Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
- Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks.
- Gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages.
- Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks.
Diversity statement
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.
Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at [email protected].
Privacy disclaimer
Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读 Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。
Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of how technology, operations, and regulation intersect in a trading environment
- Foundational understanding of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, networking, or software development
- Direct experience owning regulatory and technical reporting and audits
- Experience coordinating audit evidence with external auditors and internal stakeholders
- Fluency in Chinese and English
- Cultural understanding of China's ways of working
- Ability to work effectively across multiple teams without direct authority
- Clear communication with senior stakeholders
- Experience operating in high-accountability, ambiguous, and time-sensitive environments
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities across a broad remit
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 materially elevating total earnings for strong contributors. High performers are described as seeing outsized upside when firm and team results are strong.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is depicted as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, alongside HSA/FSA options and mental-health support. Some locations note unlimited therapy access through a partner platform.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. roles are often described as offering 25 days of paid vacation plus market holidays, alongside generous parental leave. This breadth of time off is highlighted as helping to offset a high-intensity environment.
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The Company
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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