HR Business Partner

As a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), you will serve as a strategic partner to senior leaders and managers across the global technology function, providing guidance and support on all aspects of human capital management. Your primary responsibility will be to align People initiatives with business objectives to promote growth, development, and excellence in execution, fostering a high-performance culture, driving employee engagement, and ensuring compliance with local labor laws and regulations. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including the broader People team, business leaders, and employees to deliver effective People solutions that contribute to the organization’s overall success.

Who we are: 
Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market markers in the world, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand organizational needs and translate them into innovative people strategies. Take the lead in creating and improving a global human capital management plan that brings together talent, structure, culture, and processes.
• Enhance employee engagement and retention by implementing insights from exit data, ensuring seamless transitions, and driving improvements to reduce turnover.
• Guide and coach managers on performance management, compensation strategies, and leadership development. Establish a culture of continuous feedback to foster employee growth.
• Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and investigations. Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations, working with legal as needed.
• Facilitate the semi-annual calibration process, ensuring it is well-organized and conducted with thoroughness, effectiveness and efficiency, partnering with People team colleagues across the globe.
• Partner with Learning & Development team to shape impactful on boarding, leadership programs, and strategic talent development initiatives. Conduct in-depth data analysis of these programs through data insights and drive refinements to achieve better outcomes.
• Leverage people analytics to identify trends and opportunities, providing actionable insights that influence key strategic decisions. Present key metrics to senior leaders, offering data-informed recommendations.
• Collaborate effectively with the mobility team to facilitate smooth employee transfers, creating positive experiences.
• Offer expert guidance to managers and employees regarding Worker’s Compensation, Leaves of Absences, and Workplace Accommodations.
• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of global people initiatives, driving alignment across regions. Contribute to cross-functional, global people projects that drive process improvements and successfully execute projects.

Who you are:

• 3+ years of strategic HRBP experience.
• Proven track record of collaborating with senior leaders to influence and execute strategic people initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Analytical mindset with experience in using data analytics and metrics to drive insights and decisions
• Ability to work in a global, fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex People issues.
• A consensus builder who effectively collaborates with peers to achieve and implement solutions to wide-ranging People related problems.
• Knowledge of local labor laws and regulations across multiple states. Professional certifications in HR (e.g., SHRM-SCP, PHR, CIPD) are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS talent management and project management systems.

What you’ll get:

• Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.  

Alongside this, you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.