Campus Recruiter

The key to Optiver’s success as a leading market maker is our people. We place a strong focus on education and internal growth, making the Campus Recruitment team pivotal to the development of our Amsterdam and London operations. As a Campus Recruiter, you will be responsible for hiring into our Internship and Graduate programs, as well as attracting top talent to our early engagement initiatives. Have an innovative idea? You will have both the freedom and resources to make it happen – we believe in autonomy, ownership and providing a platform for everyone to make an impact. We know our best work is done together, so you’ll both collaborate with and potentially mentor other Campus Recruiters across our Amsterdam and London teams.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The Campus Recruitment team in London is currently 4 people strong, but growing, and working across key departments, including Trading, Research and Tech. As a Campus Recruiter you will have a wide variety of responsibilities including:

• End-to-end recruitment for all Intern and Graduate positions. You will take ownership of the entire candidate experience, from initial engagement through assessment and offer stage, ensuring a swift process.
• Supporting in maintaining strong relationships with top tier universities and targeted student groups and societies.
• Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Joint responsibility, with the team, for on-campus and in-house activities and events for students including giving company presentations, attending career events, hosting in-house days and managing interview days. You will use your creativity and critical eye to constantly evaluate how we can improve and expand our activities to make sure we reach the right talent.
• Regularly travel across the UK, Netherlands and other locations, as needed, during peak season.
• Supporting delivery of innovative recruitment strategies to reach new talent.
• Taking part and/or ownership in different recruitment projects like interview quality, candidate experience and diversity & inclusion.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

At Optiver UK, you will be part of a well-established and high-performing global firm whilst experiencing the excitement that comes from a growing operations. As our London operations grow, the opportunity to make a global impact and take your career to a new level expands with it We offer a supportive environment for you to perform at your best. Some of our key benefits are:

• Competitive remuneration
• 27 paid vacation days (plus all UK public holidays)
• Daily onsite breakfast and lunch
• Paid commuting expenses (home to office)
• 50% paid gym subscription
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme
• Training, conference attendance and continuous learning opportunities
• International transfer opportunities 

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree.
• 3-5 years of relevant or related experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Data driven mindset.
• Outstanding service minded focus with a professional presence, positive attitude and exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility with regards to working hours, since the events and traveling can take place during the evening and weekends.
• Enjoy a high-paced and dynamic working environment. Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with often challenging deadlines.

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Campus Recruiter. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruiter team via recruitment@optiver.uk. 

Please note:

• We cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.
• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.