Corporate Development Analyst

Maven; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading proprietary trading firm in London is seeking a Corporate Development Analyst to join their fast-paced Corporate Development Team. Responsibilities include managing relationships with exchanges and prime brokers, analyzing market trends, and contributing to business intelligence. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a keen interest in financial markets. This role offers opportunities to influence business growth while enjoying a friendly and innovative working environment.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

No associated start-up risks

Friendly culture

Opportunity for significant impact

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and data management skills essential.
• Experience or interest in financial markets infrastructure is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively.

Responsibilities

• Support Corporate Development and Strategic Delivery teams.
• Manage relationships with exchanges and prime brokers.
• Analyze market trends and contribute to business intelligence.
• Maintain dashboards and automate processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data management (Excel, Python, SQL, PowerBI)

Interpersonal skills

Communication of technical findings

Interest in financial markets

Tools

Python

PowerBI

SQL

Job description

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market‑making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate . Maven continues to scale its operations while preserving the dynamic energy and innovative culture of a start‑up, but without the associated risks.

Role

Join the fast‑paced Corporate Development Team, supporting all aspects of strategic delivery and partnerships. As a Corporate Development Analyst, you’ll manage day‑to‑day relationships with exchanges, prime brokers, and trading teams, contribute to business intelligence, develop market expansion analysis, and help shape decisions that drive growth in Maven. Your ability to interpret, distill, and present data will drive actionable insights, streamline workflows, assisting senior leadership focus on revenue generation and strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Tactical support across Corporate Development and Strategic Delivery teams
• Own and manage relationships with external partners (exchanges, prime brokers), ensuring proactive collaboration
• Gather, analyse, and synthesise market trends to inform OMM priorities and market expansion
• Execute data analysis on growth, cost savings, and revenue opportunities
• Track market structure and regulatory initiatives, disseminate findings internally
• Maintain dashboards and reporting tools; automate processes (Python, PowerBI, SQL)
• Support onboarding of new external vendors and global business expansion plans
• Facilitate cross‑functional engagement across trading, tech, and support
• Regular documentation and communication of findings/process improvements

Candidate Specifications

• Strong analytical and data management skills (Excel, Python, SQL, PowerBI)
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management abilities
• Able to communicate technical and commercial findings clearly
• Resourceful, proactive, and able to work autonomously
• Experience/keen interest in financial markets infrastructure
• Understanding of trading, market structure, and business development preferred

What We Offer

• A great environment whereby technology is key to our success
• The upside of a start‑up without the associated risks
• Friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture
• A fast‑growing global firm with plenty of opportunities where you will have a significant impact

Equal Opportunity

Maven is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our employees. It is crucial for us to understand the demographics of our candidate pool to measure our recruitment practices. There is no requirement for any candidate to answer our demographic questions. For candidates who complete the questionnaire, their data will be anonymised and used only in the aggregate to inform our attraction strategy. Maven is an equal opportunity employer and this data will be used for opportunity monitoring purposes.