Internal Communications Manager

As Optiver’s US Internal Communications Manager, you will apply your expert ability to engage a wide range of internal—and occasionally external—audiences. The role requires a strategic mindset as well as hands-on, day-to-day execution and the ability to work with limited supervision. The US Internal Communications Manager will report into the US Marketing Manager and will be guided by the Group Head of Communications in Amsterdam as the company establishes and builds out communications departments across global offices. You will serve as a vital member to driving operating model change, contributing ideas and tactics on how to work locally within a global Communications department.  This role is also a key strategic function involved in communicating and reinforcing Optiver’s unique culture, conveying Optiver’s internal brand effectively and helping to drive talent retention across US offices.

Who we are:
At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the derivatives trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.

What you'll do:
•    Maintain and strengthen the Optiver brand using strategic internal & sometimes external communications
•    Establish an internal communication strategy and framework in conjunction with senior stakeholders, including key messaging, communication channels and tactics
•    Create and deliver internal communications content, including email updates, newsletters, intranet/wiki content, presentations, and internal branded deliverables
•    Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders
•    Work with key organizational stakeholders to ensure all internal communication is clear, consistent and aligned with the company’s growth goals and values
•    Provide communications support to the local management team as well as to other departments within Optiver US
•    Identify opportunities and execute on ideas to promote employee engagement and help foster a positive company culture
•    Collaborate closely with HR on enhancing employee onboarding, experience, and training content
•    Craft expertly written material for town halls, marketing emails, ad campaign copy, internal campaign content, and branded touch-points
•    Plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums
•    Coordinate with communications teams in other regions to contribute to global communications initiatives while talking full ownership of building and executing local communications
•    Utilize expert writing and editing skills to proofread external communications, thought leadership and social media content
•    As needed, work with PR agencies to disseminate external communications that promote the brand and values of the company brand

What You'll Need:
•    Bachelors/master’s degree in a relevant field of study
•    7-10 years’ experience in internal communications, corporate communications or related field
•    Excellent writing and editing skills 
•    Experience in PR or liaising with PR agencies is highly beneficial 
•    Experience in the financial/technology a plus but not required

Who You Are:
•    Strategic thinker that is able to execute with minimal supervision
•    Ability to identity a problem, ideate a solution, create project plan, execute, and extrapolate learnings
•    Results-driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative
•    Highly organized, structured and able to multi-task with ease
•    Strong understanding of brand voice and messaging
•    Sense of ethical responsibility and trustworthiness in order to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism
•    Able to seamlessly coordinate with local and global peers and stakeholders at all levels

What you’ll get:
•    Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
•    Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
•    Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.  

Additionally, you’ll get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.