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Campus Recruiter
| Company | Optiver |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $90000 – $125000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- 3-5+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth company within trading, tech, or a related industry.
- Comfortable using PowerPoint to build and edit clear, professional presentations – advanced design skills not required, but a solid grasp of the basics is important.
- Comfortable with basic Excel functions (e.g., organizing data, simple formulas) to support reporting and tracking efforts.
- A clear, polished communicator with exceptional written and verbal skills.
- A team player with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, able to balance competing priorities with strong follow-through.
- Passionate about leveraging data to shape recruiting strategies and decisions.
- Eager to understand how campus recruiting impacts the broader business and excited about shaping early talent pipelines.
- Willing to travel to travel for recruiting events.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end ownership of campus recruiting for QR roles, including building the attraction strategy, sourcing candidates, managing pipelines, and driving the close.
- Independently develop innovative recruitment strategies supported by data-driven insights to find the best QR talent.
- Collaborate with Brand and Marketing to elevate Optiver’s brand as a research-forward company for grad talent.
- Proactively keep a pulse on market trends that influence graduate hiring, the QR market and our target universities to proactively improve our hiring approach.
- Travel to university campuses and partner events, including international conferences, to attract top research talent and strengthen Optiver’s brand presence.
- Represent Optiver at campus events, info sessions, career fairs and conferences to attract top talent.
- Support the development and delivery of presentations for a variety of audiences, including students and internal stakeholders.
- Confidently work with stakeholders, challenging ideas that don’t align with the core strategy and sharing informed opinions.
- Act as a utility player to support travel and hiring for other campus business areas as needed such as Trading, Technology and Business Operations.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
