Recruiter – Technology (Contract)

Chicago Trading Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is seeking a Technical Recruiter on a contract basis to support hiring across our technology teams. This full-cycle role emphasizes strong sourcing and collaboration with hiring managers, within a hybrid in-office setting in Chicago or New York.

You will own searches, develop job descriptions and interview plans, and guide candidate debriefs while delivering a positive candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in quant hedge funds or prop trading.
• Experience in both search firm and corporate environments is a plus.
• Proven ability to source proactively and build pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across technology teams.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to craft descriptions, search strategies, and interview plans.
• Lead candidate debriefs and calibration sessions with interviewers and stakeholders.
• Ensure a smooth candidate experience from first contact through offer.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate experience

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Tools

Codility

CoderPad

Job description

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology. For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient.

We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.

The Role

CTC is seeking a Technical Recruiter on a contract basis to support hiring across our technology teams during a period of elevated demand. This is a full-cycle role with a strong sourcing expectation, embedded in a collaborative team that operates with high standards. It is not a siloed position. You'll be counted on to deliver on your own searches and to work seamlessly alongside the existing team.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and execute full-cycle searches across CTC's technology function.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, search strategies, and interview plans.
• Quickly develop fluency in our business, culture, and teams to understand what great talent looks like across technology at all career levels
• Thoughtfully lead candidate debrief and calibration sessions, ensuring alignment between interviewers, hiring managers, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage candidate experience from first contact through offer with accuracy, efficiency, and professionalism.

What We're Looking For

• ~5+ years of recruiting experience with strong preference for experience at quant hedge funds or prop trading firms.
• Ideal candidate has spent time in both search firm and corporate recruiting environments.
• Demonstrated strength in direct sourcing, with a track record of proactive outreach and pipeline development.
• Track record of successfully vetting candidates for technical ability as well as cultural attributes.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully utilizing behavioral interviews.
• Operates with a high sense of urgency and can ramp quickly with minimal onboarding.
• Fluency with technical assessment tools such as Codility and CoderPad.
• Strong communicator who can engage sophisticated technical and business audiences.
• Available to commit to the full contract term.
• Chicago or New York required. Hybrid in-office.

Most teams at CTC, with the exception of Trading, follow a hybrid workplace model, subject to change based on business need.

Our Benefits

We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off, insurance coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.

(Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, and disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at [e-mail]. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Information submitted by job applicants may be subject to review and analysis by automated systems, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), as part of the recruitment process. Such systems are utilized to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our hiring procedures. Applicants are advised that any information provided may be evaluated by AI tools to ensure an equitable and thorough assessment.