This position will give you the opportunity to work for an innovative, agile and fast growing organization. Expanding in the financial markets including Asia and the US will further develop your personal skills in an interesting and moving business environment. In this role you will be responsible for the Compliance programme of Optiver Europe and be involved in local as well as cross border Compliance related projects.

Who we are

Optiver is a rapidly growing proprietary trading firm, with offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. We focus on electronic market making and arbitrage activities in a wide variety of products including derivatives, stocks and bonds. We trade with our own money and at our own risk.

Optiver is operating in an increasingly complex and fast developing regulatory environment. The Compliance position is focused on identifying and managing the reputation risks inherent in the business activities and advising on measures to mitigate such risks.

What you’ll do
Your primary focus areas within this role as a Local Head of Compliance will be to actively design, develop and implement new ways of Compliance training, to stimulate the Compliance culture, raise further awareness on rules and regulations within Optiver and to educate your colleagues on Compliance. Additionally you will look after IT compliance and advise the ICT department accordingly.

As the local Head of Compliance you will be responsible for, and not limited to;

• Supporting the Management Team Europe with the management of the Compliance Risks ;
• Advising the business on Compliance matters;
• Arranging an effective rule-based Compliance Risk Assessment;
• Ensuring an appropriate and well designed Monitoring Programme
• Designing and delivering Compliance training;
• Initiating the development and implementation of policies and procedures;
• Identifying, reporting and monitoring ongoing Compliance risks;
• Managing a team of 4 compliance officers;
• Reporting to the Global Head of Compliance.

What you’ll need

• Academic degree: preferably law, finance/economics or a comparable education in accounting or audit;
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a Compliance management role;
• Knowledge and experience of the financial markets, ideally regarding the trading of financial instruments;
• Familiarity of applicable laws and regulations and the Dutch and European regulatory environment;
• Experience in / understanding of operational, audit and risk management;
• Good sense for cultural differences and developments in the social ethical environment;
• Persuasive, flexible and pro-active work attitude;
• Excellent written and communicative skills in English, preferably also in Dutch.

What you'll get
Our compensation package is consistent to the type of people we want to see working with us: the best and the brightest.

A short overview of our secondary benefits: 30 days holiday, fully paid first-class commuting expenses,

a premium-free pension, attractive bonus structure, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounted health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages.

Interested?
Apply directly via our Solliciteer Online button. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. For more information about this position, contact Sandra Scholten (recruiter) on +31 (0)20 708 7000.

Unsolicited recruitment services for this position are not welcome