Institutional Sales

As a member of our Institutional Sales team, you will play a pivotal role in expanding and deepening our relationships with Direct Counterparties (DCPs). You’ll also partner with trading teams to help steer their evolution and growth into new markets, with the goal of growing our presence through strategic and analytical decision making.

What you’ll do:

You will be responsible for contributing to complex sales strategies and ensuring seamless interactions with Optiver traders and the external world. This role offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in a highly quantitative and competitive environment, where you will develop a deep understanding of options markets, trading strategies and broader financial markets.

• Build strong relationships with DCPs and act as the primary point of contact for any inquiries;
• Work with senior sales team members in developing and maintaining sales strategies and relationships, using quantitative tools and a data driven approach;
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities;
• Collaborate with trading, operations and control function teams to ensure timely and seamless DCP processes;
• Monitor market conditions and coordinate trading sentiment to help provide real-time market insights and colour to DCPs, in order to engage in macroeconomic discussions;
• Travel is required for this role (across Europe).

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or STEM;
• 2-5 years of experience in a role within the financial services industry, preferably in derivative sales;
• Strong understanding of financial markets and trading concepts is a plus;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Proficiency in data analytics (python ideally but not a must);
• Naturally inquisitive, entrepreneurial and self-correcting; 
• Impeccable integrity a must. 

Who we are:

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions.

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:

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

How to apply:

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via [email protected]. Please note, we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons. Kindly note that we do not require assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

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Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.