Jump Trading LLC is a proprietary trading firm headquatered in Chicago, IL.
(more about Jump Trading)Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Jump established a mainland Europe footprint with the launch of our Amsterdam office in 2018. At its core, the Amsterdam office is responsible for managing Jump's European trading activity. The office offers the feel of a small start-up with the benefit of being a critical fixture of one of the leading quantitative trading firms in the world.
As a Quantitative Risk Manager with a focus on Market Risk, you will be part of our Global Risk Management team. The department operates closely with trading and technology teams to manage the inherent risks in Jump's trading strategies across various exchanges. We are looking for someone who can bring risk management experience in addition to a critical, quantitative, and proactive hands-on approach. This role requires both the nimbleness to quickly attack new business needs as well as the thoughtfulness to organize and deploy data, compute, visualization, and decision-making workflows at scale.
The team is looking for someone who is passionate about markets, is comfortable in operating in the intersection between technology and finance, demonstrates intellectual curiosity, and is comfortable challenging the status quo with both humility and clear communication. If you have an interest in deepening your understanding of financial markets while working at a global, multi-asset, and multi-horizon trading firm, talk to us!
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