Trading Operations Analyst

Optiver; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus structure

Training opportunities

Health insurance discounts

Fully paid first-class commuting expenses

Extensive office perks including meals and in-house physio

Access to conferences and tech events

Job summary

Optiver based in Amsterdam is looking for an Operations Analyst. You will own operational processes and deliver automation in Python, while collaborating with traders and engineers.

The ideal candidate possesses a degree in STEM, strong Python skills, and a keen interest in AI tooling and financial markets. You'll thrive in a collaborative, high-performing environment that focuses on continuous improvement and innovation.

Enjoy a performance-based bonus structure and extensive perks, including training opportunities and health insurance discounts.

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of working experience in relevant fields.
• Experience or internship in trading operations is a plus.
• Experience thinking about automation and tooling at scale is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Own recurring operational processes end-to-end.
• Build and maintain validation, reconciliation and monitoring for positions.
• Deliver automation and tooling in Python.
• Apply AI and agentic workflows to operational problems.
• Drive larger improvement projects and coordinate with Application Engineers.
• Participate in an on-call rota.

Skills

Strong analytical mindset

Solid Python skills

Good communication skills

Curiosity about AI tooling

Interest in financial markets

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

We're a small Options operations team focused on Operational Excellence across the trading desk. Our scope spans positions and bookings, reference data, recurring operational processes like corporate actions, and trading system stability. All of this needs to work reliably so traders can focus on markets. We sit between Traders, QRs, Developers and Application Engineers, and partner closely with them to identify and drive improvements.

Optiver invests heavily in giving trading teams first-class access to the latest AI tooling. You'll have the environment and support to build agentic workflows that would be hard to replicate elsewhere.

What You’ll Do

• Own recurring operational processes end-to-end (corporate actions, expiries, early exercises, onboarding new underlyings).
• Build and maintain validation, reconciliation and monitoring for positions, bookings and reference data.
• Deliver automation and tooling in Python that removes manual work and scales our operational coverage.
• Apply AI and agentic workflows to operational problems.
• Drive larger improvement projects, sometimes owning delivery directly, sometimes representing trading on cross-team initiatives with Developers and Application Engineers.
• Coordinate with Application Engineers on incidents and system upgrades.
• Participate in an on-call rota.

Who You Are

• A graduate or professional with up to 2 years of working experience, preferably with a degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent (STEM).
• Strong analytical mindset and problem decomposition skills.
• Solid Python skills.
• Curiosity about AI tooling and interest in applying LLMs or agentic workflows to operational problems.
• Good communication skills and comfortable collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Fluent in English.
• Interest in financial markets.

Nice to have

• Internship or prior exposure to trading operations or related fields.
• Experience thinking about automation and tooling at scale.

Who We Are

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

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:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

How To Apply

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

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

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