IT Risk Manager recruitment
Location:
Amsterdam; Fulltime
Who we are
Optiver is an international and innovative 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 capital and at our own risk.
Our business covers 5 continents, 20 countries and each of the world’s major economic time zones. With 600 employees worldwide, our culture is one of our most valuable resources: we are young at heart, strongly results-driven, open and informal, ambitious and exceedingly flexible.
What you'll do
Your primary focus will be to help ensure the IT (Operational) risks which Optiver faces are identified and appropriate controls are in place to mitigate.
This key role presents a great opportunity for the right individual to drive forward and take IT and Automated trading related risk management to the next level in a very technology focussed company
Role responsibilities include:
- Identify, assess and monitor the company’s current and emerging IT Risks (e.g. automated trading risk, Information Security etc.);
- Work closely with the business to help define an IT Risk framework, helping ensure the control framework is fit for purpose and actions are in place to improve where necessary;
- Establish strong relationships with the IT Trading business areas and wider company infrastructure in order to better understand Optiver’s risk profile;
- Preparation and presentation of high quality IT (Operational) Risk reports and analysis to Senior Management and business areas;
- Proactively identify, capture and evaluate operational risk incidents Lead risk assessments and review of new project change initiatives to help the business manage their operational risk exposures;
- Contribute to the development/enhancements of the Operational Risk framework including Expected Loss, Key Risk Scenarios, Risk Metrics and longer term Operational Risk Strategy;
- Work in partnership with the control areas (Compliance, Internal Audit) to deliver appropriate risk, governance and control;
- Seek to promote a culture of awareness of IT (Operational) Risk throughout the company.
What you'll need
- University degree in Information Technology, Business (Finance) Engineering, Technology Management, Computer Science or equivalent;
- At least 3 years relevant experience within IT or Risk in a financial organization (preferably Trading / Asset Management);
- Strong knowledge of Risk Management / Business Analysis activities and techniques;
- Knowledge of IT-processes, IT organisation, IT security and IT infrastructure;
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills;
- Hands-on mentality and ability to multitask;
- Result-driven attitude;
- Affinity for a trading or finance environment.
What you’ll get
Besides great salary, also excellent secondary benefits like: fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, attractive profit sharing, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massage.
Interested?
Apply directly via the button below. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. For more information contact Femke Huijbers on +31 (0)20 708 7000. An assessment is part of the application procedure
Unsolicited recruitment services for this position are not welcome.