AI-Driven Options Market-Making Analyst

Maven Securities; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven Securities is seeking a Trading Analyst for an Options Market Making desk. You will analyze trading data, prototype strategies with traders, and build tools to help the desk make better decisions. We use modern tooling, including AI, to move fast and focus on high-impact problems.

You will challenge outputs and explain complex insights clearly. Your work will involve direct collaboration with traders, scripting dashboards, and data pipelines to improve decision making and desk efficiency

Qualifications

• Strong Python — you can write it, read it, debug it, and review code.
• Solid numerical and analytical skills — comfortable with statistical reasoning and data interpretation.
• SQL, or the willingness to learn it quickly.
• Some experience with AI tools for analysis, coding, or research — not mastery, but experimentation

Responsibilities

• Digging into trading data, surfacing patterns, and producing analysis the desk can act on
• Working directly with traders to prototype ideas, test hypotheses, and iterate on strategies
• Building scripts, dashboards, and automated workflows that make the desk smarter over time
• Framing trading problems in ways that get the most out of our tooling
• Spotting operational improvements, data anomalies, and strategy refinements — and bringing them to the desk

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

SQL

AI tools familiarity

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Maven Securities is seeking a Trading Analyst for an Options Market Making desk. You will analyze trading data, prototype strategies with traders, and build tools to help the desk make better decisions. We use modern tooling, including AI, to move fast and focus on high-impact problems.

You will challenge outputs and explain complex insights clearly. Your work will involve direct collaboration with traders, scripting dashboards, and data pipelines to improve decision making and desk efficiency