Senior Legal Counsel

Optiver’s Legal Department is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to work in close partnership with the Head of US Legal, senior management, and business teams. This role will serve as a senior member of our legal function, providing strategic advice and leadership to support critical business initiatives in a fast-paced and high-stakes environment.

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, delivering sophisticated, business-minded legal guidance across a broad range of areas, including securities and commodities laws and regulations, corporate governance, vendor and commercial agreements, employment law, real estate, policy development and implementation, and litigation management. You will play a key role in shaping legal strategy, mentoring colleagues, and ensuring the firm’s interests are protected while enabling business growth.

What you’ll do :

• Counsel and provide practical solutions to address business and legal risks in areas related to regulatory matters (particularly regarding the operation of SEC and FINRA registered broker dealers), corporate matters, and commercial transactions.
• Partner with business teams to provide strategic legal advice for new business opportunities.
• Develop and support internal controls.
• Negotiate, prepare, and review both trading and commercial agreements and advise business teams on the same.
• Partner with business teams to create internal policies.
• Maintain and update relevant corporate and LLC records, as needed or directed. Provide advice regarding corporate governance issues.
• Stay abreast of evolving regulatory and legal landscape in the US and abroad and counsel the business with respect to relevant changes.
• Interface with outside counsel and other third parties.
• Provide ethical leadership and sound judgment.

What you’ll get :

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 :

Who you are :

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.

Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above.

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