Institutional Sales

INSTITUTIONAL SALES - LONDON

INTRODUCTION

As an Institutional Sales professional, you will play a pivotal role in partnering with trading teams to drive revenue growth as well as build impactful relationships with Direct Counterparties (DCPs). You will directly influence Optiver’s direction, with the goal of growing our presence through strategic and analytical decision making. 

WHO WE ARE:

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 50+ 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

You will be responsible for contributing to complex sales strategies and ensuring seamless interactions with Optiver traders and the external world. This role offers a compelling opportunity to immerse yourself in a highly quantitative and competitive environment, where you will develop a deep understanding of options markets, trading strategies and broader financial markets.

Role Expectations:

• Build strong relationships with DCPs and act as the primary point of contact for any inquiries.
• Work with senior sales team members in developing and maintaining sales strategies and relationships, using quantitative tools and a data driven approach.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with trading, operations and control function teams to ensure timely and seamless DCP processes.
• Monitor market conditions and coordinate trading sentiment to help provide real-time market insights and colour to DCPs, in order to engage in macroeconomic discussions.
• Travel is required for this role (across Europe).

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or STEM.
• 1-4 years of experience in a role within the financial services industry, preferably in strategic sales.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and trading concepts is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in data analytics (python ideally but not a must).
• Naturally inquisitive, entrepreneurial and self-correcting. 
• Impeccable integrity a must. 

HOW TO APPLY:

Please provide us with a CV. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruiter Sophia de Rosnay via [email protected]. Please note, we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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