WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a Trade Supervisor, you will play a critical role in maintaining the stability, integrity, and performance of Optiver’s automated trading systems. Acting as the first responder to trading incidents, you will take ownership of issues from detection through to resolution, while ensuring clear communication with relevant stakeholders and implementing preventative measures. Having a decisive nature and problem-solving mindset are essential to succeeding in this role.
You will be supporting multiple automated trading strategies and have the following responsibilities:

• Supervise and monitor our automated trading systems
• Assess live trading activity for risk, compliance, and production issues, and respond decisively to unusual behaviour or market conditions
• Collaborate with brokers, exchanges, and internal stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time
• Identify and drive structural improvements to system stability, monitoring, and operational processes
• Document procedures and maintain accurate logs of incidents and resolutions

WHO YOU ARE:

• At least 1 year of experience in a Trade Supervision, Trading, Risk, Application Engineering, or similar role
• Prior trading exposure across asset classes and strategies highly desirable
• An understanding of exchange-specific rules and procedures
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently under pressure
• Excellent communication, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with high-frequency or automated trading systems is preferred
• Experience with Python, Linux command line and the ability to extract and manipulate large data sets is preferred

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily lunch, coffee and snacks
• Fitness Subsidy plus weekly massage, plus massage chair available every day
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years
• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.