Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator

Jump Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

FSA

Dep. Care options

Employer Paid Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness Programs

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Job summary

Jump Trading Group seeks a Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator to manage onboarding, leadership programs, and technical training coordination across regions. You will leverage the LMS for enrollment, tracking, and reporting, while coordinating global vendors and budgets.

The role supports EMEA remotely and offers growth into LMS ownership and strategy. You’ll partner with HRBPs and external coaches, manage speaker series logistics, and maintain governance documentation on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in program coordination or L&D operations in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with LMS platforms and vendor management desirable.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver onboarding, leadership and professional development programs across regions.
• Manage LMS enrollment, rosters, reporting, and learner experience.
• Lead global vendor management, contracts, invoices, and budgeting.
• Support EMEA program coordination remotely across time zones.

Skills

Program coordination

L&D operations

LMS experience

Vendor management

Budget tracking

Global coordination

AI tooling (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot)

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Confluence

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented professional to join our People Ops Team as a Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator. You will coordinate and deliver world-class learning experiences for Jump employees while driving operational excellence through process improvements and AI-enabled efficiency. This role is US-based but includes global coordination for EMEA regions, supporting remote program planning, vendor contracts, and logistics that don't require on-ground presence.

As Jump's Leadership and Professional Development function continues to evolve, this role offers future growth opportunities to expand scope and impact into LMS ownership, program design, learning strategy, and new hire onboarding, all from a global perspective.

What You'll Do

Coordinate learning programs end-to-end

• Manage firmwide onboarding programs, leadership and professional development programs, and technical training coordination, including scheduling, participant communications, materials preparation, venue management, and completion tracking across regions.
• Leverage the firm's Learning Management System (LMS) to streamline enrollment, rosters, reporting, and the overall learner experience.
• Lead global vendor management and budget tracking, including contracts, invoices, and spend monitoring.
• Support EMEA program coordination remotely, partnering with regional stakeholders across time zones.

Partner with stakeholders

• Collaborate with internal teams (HRBPs, business leads) and external vendors (coaches, facilitators) to ensure high-quality learning outcomes.
• Support the Speaker Series program, including scheduling guest speakers, managing logistics, and ensuring seamless execution.
• Serve as the point of contact during live, virtual, and hybrid programs, troubleshooting in real-time.

Drive efficiency and continuous improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements, including streamlining workflows, automating tasks, and creating reusable templates that reduce manual effort.
• Leverage AI tools (Claude, Cowork) to accelerate operations, including content curation, communications, data analysis, and workflow automation.
• Own the program feedback process to identify trends, areas of success, and areas of opportunity for future initiatives.
• Create and maintain L&D governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting on internal platforms (Confluence), establishing quality standards and on-going review practices.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills You'll Need

• 3-5+ years of experience in program/project coordination, L&D operations, HR, or similar fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proven attention to detail with a focus on quality; reviews own work for accuracy, considers potential gaps, and balances speed with thoroughness.
• Business-oriented mindset with the ability to connect operational work to broader outcomes (employee experience, program effectiveness, talent retention).
• Excellent written and verbal communication across all levels and functions.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with data interpretation.
• Collaborative yet accountable; thinks strategically when executing details.
• Experience with a Learning Management System (LMS) preferred; comfort using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant and practical experience.
• Reliable and predictable availability.

Benefits - Overtime eligibility - Discretionary bonus eligibility - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options - Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance - Paid vacation plus paid holidays - Retirement plan with employer match - Paid parental leave - Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range : $95,000 USD - $105,000 USD