Government Affairs Strategy Analyst

The role

You will drive external engagement strategy by developing policy ideas and recommendations for US market structure questions. You will collaborate with corporate strategy, trading, legal, compliance, development, and infrastructure teams.

What you will do

• Manage and expand a network of market structure policy experts
• Lead daily relationship development and management workflow
• Assist in planning, development, and execution of political engagement through the Optiver PAC
• Own market regulatory support functions for senior leaders
• Build expertise in equity, fixed-income, and commodity asset classes

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience on Capitol Hill working on U.S. markets-related policy as staff to a Member of the Senate, Congress or relevant Committee, or 6+ years experience working on market policy issues
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays

Before you apply

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening

About the company

Optiver is a market making institution that aims to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market. It is a partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.