People and Compensation Data Analyst

As a People & Compensation Data Analyst on Optiver’s People Data Team, you will help shape how we leverage people and recruitment data to inform business strategy. In this role, you’ll build and improve dashboards, reports, and insights that span across HR, compensation, and talent acquisition. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the business and act as a project manager to help ensure priority initiatives are executed effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll do:

People & Talent Data

• Analyze and visualize data across the employee lifecycle—including hiring, compensation, and retention.
• Build dashboards and reports to help teams monitor key people metrics.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure data is actionable and aligned to business goals.
• Maintain data quality by regularly auditing and resolving issues across systems.
• Track and communicate insights to senior stakeholders in a clear, business-relevant way.

Compensation Data & Reporting

• Support the design and administration of compensation programs including merit reviews and incentive structures.
• Conduct market benchmarking and participate in survey submissions.
• Work with HR Business Partners to support equitable and competitive compensation outcomes.
• Assist in compensation planning projects and improvements to HR systems.

Cross-functional Reporting

• Collaborate with teams across HR, Talent Acquisition, and Finance to consolidate and analyze people and recruitment data.
• Develop regular and ad hoc reports (e.g., headcount, offer acceptance trends, compensation patterns).
• Continuously improve reporting frameworks and identify opportunities to streamline or automate.
• Support ongoing enhancements to our HRIS and applicant tracking systems (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse).
  

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, 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, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
•  Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who you are:

• 2–3 years of experience in data analysis, ideally with exposure to HR or recruitment data.
• Proficient in Excel; familiarity with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau is a plus.
• Detail-oriented and curious, with a strong problem-solving mindset.
• Experience working with HRIS or ATS platforms (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, SAP, ADP) preferred.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communicator—able to translate data into clear stories and recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, business, or related field.

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.