Senior Legal Counsel

The organisation

Optiver is a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management. From their offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Texas, Optiver provides liquidity to financial markets using their own capital, at their own risk, trading a wide range of products: from listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs and bonds to foreign exchange. What really sets Optiver apart from other companies is its openness, honesty and their team of colleagues. People have very strong opinions, but they are also open to listen and to change their mind if the facts presented by others have more value.

The position

Are you a Senior Legal Counsel with in-depth knowledge of and interest in the financial markets and buyside experience? Are you excited by the prospect of providing advice in relation to trading and technology driven activities? Would you like to be part of a highly collaborative team? Continue reading because Robert Walters is exclusively looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join Optiver in Amsterdam!

Tasks & responsibilities

Would you like to be part of a highly collaborative team working in a fast-paced environment? Do you think that being an in-house lawyer is about translating business needs into regulatory and legislative compliant solutions? Are you an entrepreneurial, analytical and flexible thinker who is results driven and thrives under pressure? Do you enjoy your work? Then you could be just who we're looking for!

As a member of the Legal team at Optiver Europe, you will report directly to the Head of Legal Europe and work in close cooperation with the Trading and Technology teams as well as with the Compliance department. As Senior Legal Counsel you will advise the Trading and Technology teams and the business on all relevant legal matters in relation to proprietary trading activities, mainly in the European, UK and US markets.

As a full service European legal team, the Optiver Europe legal team covers a wide range of topics. However, at the outset this role will focus on providing additional support in respect of:

• Trading related queries and documentation (particularly trading platforms
• ETF documentation (AP Agreements/Market Making agreements)
• Institutional Sales (counterparty terms negotiation, onboarding queries, Exchange memberships & market making activities)

However, you will also be expected to be flexible in your approach to work and be happy to learn about other areas of relevance to the Optiver Europe Legal Team over time such as:

• Technology contracting (including supporting internal initiatives in this space, general contract matters
• HR and employment law
• Corporate housekeeping

Candidate profile

• Academic degree in European or UK Law;
• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant working experience (preferably trained in an international law firm with buyside experience in the financial sector);
• Knowledge of and interest in the financial markets, trading is a plus;
• A flexible, pragmatic, pro-active, assertive and results-driven professional with an entrepreneurial spirit;
• Outstanding business to legal translation skills;
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills;
• Great written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Team player with a good sense of humour.

The offer

Optiver will welcome you in their strong Legal team. Optiver is driven by continuous improvement, which creates a stimulating and fun environment, where you are seriously rewarded for your performance. To be concrete, Optiver will give you intellectually challenging work, competitive remuneration and great secondary benefits, such as potentially an attractive profit-sharing structure, training opportunities, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, breakfast, lunch and dinner facilities and sports and leisure activities. Optiver is used to guiding expats through their relocation and offer relocation packages and attractive discounts on healthinsurance.

Interested?

Are you the driven Senior Legal Counsel with relevant working experience in trading/ finance/ banking/ assetmanagement we are looking for? Up for a challenge and work within a succesful company? You can apply to this position by using the form below.