Senior Derivatives Pricing & Incentives Lead

CME Group; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

CME Group is seeking a Senior Pricing Analyst to support pricing strategy and growth incentives across derivatives markets. You will perform quantitative analyses, assess market structure trends, and evaluate client behavior to inform pricing actions and programs.

Collaborating with Finance, Technology, Clearing, Legal, and Market Regulation, you will help design and roll out market-making initiatives, guiding revenue growth and market health metrics.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of work experience in pricing, financial analysis, derivatives, trading, or competitive market analysis.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills.
• Experience manipulating large datasets using statistical tools and database queries.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to support pricing, incentives, and market-making programs across derivatives markets.
• Design and execute detailed analysis of market and client activity to diagnose market issues and evaluate incentives.
• Support rollout and administration of incentive programs reflecting industry shifts and product strategies.
• Measure metrics to assess program performance and market health.
• Build analytical tools to evaluate enterprise revenue and market health for leadership.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Pricing models

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Math/Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

CME Group is seeking a Senior Pricing Analyst to support pricing strategy and growth incentives across derivatives markets. You will perform quantitative analyses, assess market structure trends, and evaluate client behavior to inform pricing actions and programs.

Collaborating with Finance, Technology, Clearing, Legal, and Market Regulation, you will help design and roll out market-making initiatives, guiding revenue growth and market health metrics.