Senior Compliance Analyst

At Optiver, we are committed to maintaining a strong control environment, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance across our operations. Our Compliance Monitoring team plays a critical role in assessing controls, identifying areas of risk, and fostering strong relationships to enhance our compliance framework.

What you’ll do:

Control Assessment & Risk Identification

• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, including design, procedures, and operational performance.
• Identify weaknesses and potential gaps in control frameworks, investigating any deficiencies to recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct comprehensive control tests and assessments, ensuring alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Develop test plans and procedures to proactively identify risks and improve control mechanisms.

• Collaborate in running the Global Compliance Monitoring Team governance program and collaborate with other Compliance teams to develop a risk-based book of monitoring work.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Relationship Building

• Work closely with internal stakeholders across various business functions to enhance control effectiveness and risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide expert guidance and advisory support to stakeholders regarding compliance and operational risks.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key teams, fostering a culture of accountability and compliance.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Develop detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings, recommendations, and risk mitigation strategies to senior management.
• Contribute to a knowledge-sharing environment by documenting control assessments and best practices.
• Continuously monitor the control environment, adapting to evolving regulatory standards and business needs.

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. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.
• 401(k) match up to 50% and fully paid health insurance.
• 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:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex control environments. Ability to quickly understand complex concepts and adapt to new information.
• Risk-based and pragmatic approach to solutions and problem-solving.
• Experience in a Compliance or similar risk and controls type function.
• Knowledge of US and EU financial regulations and experience working in a highly regulated industry.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments.

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.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.