Senior Technical Recruiter

Optiver; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

401(k) match 50%

Comprehensive benefits

25 paid vacation days

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for experienced technical talent in Chicago. You will partner with engineering leaders to design interview processes, assess candidates, and negotiate offers, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience.

You will develop innovative sourcing strategies, monitor pipeline health with data, and contribute to a white-glove recruitment journey.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in full-cycle recruitment for experienced talent, ideally in-house and within financial services, technology, or professional services.
• Past experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally within a competitive industry.
• Knowledge of talent markets for engineers in software/hardware domains is highly advantageous.
• A consultative approach with experience influencing stakeholders at all seniority levels.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, partnering with engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies, design interview processes, assess candidates, and lead complex offer negotiations through offer acceptance
• Act as a trusted talent advisor to engineering leaders, providing market insights, coaching on hiring best practices, and guiding hiring decisions through data and expertise
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive talent, leveraging market mapping, referrals, research, and creative outreach to build high-quality pipelines
• Take a data-driven approach to monitoring pipeline health, providing actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders to inform hiring strategy
• Deliver a white-glove candidate experience from initial engagement through offer acceptance, representing Optiver's culture throughout the recruitment journey

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Sourcing strategies

Interview design

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Excel

Job description

At Optiver, you will find an environment of collaboration and passion for solving challenging problems. As a leading technology and research-driven trading firm, we combine diverse skill sets, unique minds and a desire to be better. Our recruitment team must continuously think deeply about how to identify, engage, attract and assess this talent. Experienced talent is one of the foundational pillars to our recruitment strategy. That’s where you come in. In this role you will be responsible for advancing Optiver’s end-to-end experienced recruitment strategy to find, attract, and hire experienced technical talent. You will work closely with leaders across the business on what is needed now and into the future. This role will focus on technology recruitment.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you’ll work alongside a passionate team of specialists, focusing on key areas that contribute to the team’s goals. Responsibilities include:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, partnering with engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies, design interview processes, assess candidates, and lead complex offer negotiations through offer acceptance
• Act as a trusted talent advisor to engineering leaders, providing market insights, coaching on hiring best practices, and guiding hiring decisions through data and expertise
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive talent, leveraging market mapping, referrals, research, and creative outreach to build high-quality pipelines
• Take a data-driven approach to monitoring pipeline health, providing actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders to inform hiring strategy
• Deliver a white-glove candidate experience from initial engagement through offer acceptance, representing Optiver's culture throughout the recruitment journey

What You’ll Get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, 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, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who You Are

• 6+ years experience in full-cycle recruitment for experienced talent, ideally in-house and within financial services, technology, or professional services
• Past experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally within a competitive industry
• Knowledge and understanding of the talent markets for engineers in software and hardware domains is highly advantageous
• A consultative approach with demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders at all seniority levels.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep experience with applicant tracking systems (experience with Greenhouse is a plus) and sourcing platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter
• The ability to analyze candidate data for reporting purposes, utilizing tools like Excel and AI technology
• A proactive, positive mindset with a passion for identifying and hiring top talent
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening

Who We Are

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good‑faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above.

Base Salary Range

$140,000—$165,000 USD