Finance Strategy Manager

Optiver is one of the most respected and innovative market makers in the world. We're offering a unique opportunity to join our Global Strategy team as a Finance Strategy Manager. In this role, you’ll work closely with the Global CFO and senior leader across the CFO domain to shape and deliver high-impact initiatives that drive Optiver’s financial and strategic priorities.

You’ll join a small, high-performing team that thrives on solving complex challenges at pace - delivering results in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Finance Strategy Manager, you’ll lead key initiatives at the intersection of finance, operations, and strategy. Working closely with the Global CFO and teams across the CFO domain, you’ll drive projects that improve how we operate and make decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

You will:

• Lead and deliver cross-functional projects aligned with Optiver’s financial and strategic priorities.
• Oversee large-scale technical implementations within the CFO domain.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align on goals and maintain project momentum.
• Manage timelines, workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
• Anticipate risks, propose solutions, and ensure delivery stays on track – even in fast-changing or ambiguous environments.
• Build business cases, analyse complex data, and link financial performance to broader commercial decisions.
• Apply strong analytical skills to support prioritisation and decision-making.
• Take a hands-on approach – whether reviewing data, drafting materials, or solving problems from scratch.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in tools, processes, and ways of working across the CFO domain.

WHO YOU ARE

Ideal candidates come from environments where commercial thinking, analytical sharpness, and stakeholder engagement are part of the day-to-day.

You likely have:

• 5–10 years of experience driving change management, transformation or implementation projects, for example in advisory division of a Big 4 firm or a consultancy.
• A proven ability to manage and deliver cross-functional projects in fast-paced settings.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build credibility quickly with senior leaders.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting standards and practice working with financial statements
• Strong analytical thinking.
• A proactive, hands-on mindset; you get things done.
• Financial modelling skills are a plus.

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.

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. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. 
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• 25 paid vacation days and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Training opportunities and discounts on health insurance.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast and lunch, world-class barista coffee, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks, and weekly in-house chair massages.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via recruitment@optiver.com.

Please note:
   We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
   We cannot accept applications via email

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.