At IMC, our edge in the fast-paced trading industry depends on exceptional talent. We're looking for an experienced technology recruiter to join our Experienced Recruitment team and take the lead in identifying, attracting, and securing world-class professionals who will shape the future of our business. This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with engineering and technology leadership to drive strategic hiring initiatives that enhance our competitive advantage.
Your Core Responsibilities:
Your Skills and Experience:
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.
The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
Salary Range
$125,000-$175,000 USD
About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, offering insights on market trends, talent availability, and best practices to inform hiring decisions.
- Leverage a deep understanding of IMC's culture, goals, and industry to develop creative and effective sourcing strategies that reach passive and active candidates in competitive markets.
- Build a high-quality pipeline of technical talent through deep engagement, industry networking, and relationship-building in the tech community.
- Manage and optimize our recruitment agency partnerships, ensuring clear expectations, quality delivery, and alignment with IMC's standards and values.
- Evaluate candidates for both technical expertise and cultural alignment to ensure their skills, experience, and values meet the needs of the hiring team.
- Create a personalized and engaging experience that highlights IMC's unique strengths.
- Continuously assess and refine recruitment processes to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and the quality of hire.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders, celebrating successes, addressing challenges, and offering data-driven insights to inform recruitment strategies.
Your Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of full cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally within high-performance tech environments (e.g., trading firms, big tech, or top-tier engineering startups).
- Proven ability to hire top-tier talent in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, especially candidates with multiple offers.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence, advise, and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Experience in managing external recruitment partners, including performance oversight and relationship management.
- Highly organized and execution-focused, with a strong sense of urgency and quality.
- Proficiency using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.
The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
Salary Range
$125,000-$175,000 USD
About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
IMC Trading Chicago, Illinois, USA Office





IMC Chicago opened its doors in 2000, becoming our first overseas office. It now hosts more than 650 employees, making it the largest IMC location. Home to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the city is at the centre of the global market.
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.
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- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
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- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory






