Government Affairs Strategy Analyst
Optiver is a global technology- and research-driven proprietary trading firm and market maker providing liquidity across financial markets, including through an active 24/7 Digital Assets desk.
About Optiver
Founded in Amsterdam in 1986, Optiver uses its own capital, quantitative research and proprietary technology to continuously quote, price and trade financial instruments across global markets. Its activities include listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds, foreign currencies and digital assets; its Digital Assets desk operates crypto options market-making strategies across major venues with follow-the-sun coverage.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will develop policy ideas and recommendations for decision makers considering US market-structure issues. You will manage and expand relationships with market-structure policy experts, lead relationship-development workflows, help plan and execute political engagement, support senior leaders on market regulation, and build expertise across equity, fixed-income, and commodity markets.
Requirements
- 4+ years of Capitol Hill experience on US markets-related policy, or 6+ years of comparable market-policy experience
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Responsibilities
- Develop market-structure policy ideas and recommendations
- Manage and expand a network of market-structure policy experts
- Lead daily relationship development and management workflows
- Assist with planning, development, and execution of political engagement
- Own market regulatory support functions for senior leaders
- Build expertise across equity, fixed-income, and commodity asset classes and market structure
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus structure
- 401(k) match up to 50%
- Health, mental health, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
- 25 paid vacation days
- Market holidays
