Senior People Data Analyst

As a Senior People Dat a Analyst on Optiver's People Dat a Team, you will operate as a trusted senior individual contributor, partnering closely with stakeholders across Europe and globally to solve complex people dat a questions. While you will act as a key point of contact for local stakeholders in Europe, this role operates within a global, transatlantic people dat a model, where team members support analytics and reporting across offices and regions. You will take of high-impact work, guide stakeholders toward the right questions and solutions, and help mature how people dat a is used to inform decision-making across the firm. This role is designed to provide senior analytical coverage on the team and off the Global People Dat a Lead. What you'll do People Analytics & Reporting (Global Model)

• Analyze and interpret data across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, workforce composition, mobility, performance, compensation, and retention.

• Contribute to and maintain global dashboards, recurring reports, and ad hoc analyses used by senior leadership.

• Support local, regional, and global reporting needs within a shared team model where work is distributed across offices.

• Communicate insights clearly and concisely, tailoring depth and framing to the audience. Data Platforms & Tooling Evolution

• Partner with data engineering and platform teams as Workday and Greenhouse data are ingested into Databricks and additional people data sources are added over time.

• Help translate business questions into scalable analytical approaches, applying strong judgment about when advanced tooling is necessary versus when simpler solutions are more effective.

• Ensure continuity, usability, and stakeholder trust as reporting and analytics evolve during periods of technical change.

• Continue to leverage strong Excel-based analysis alongside modern data platforms as appropriate. & Ways of Working

• Take of defined people data domains, recurring deliverables, or initiatives, with accountability for quality and outcomes.

• Help evolve team ways of working, intake processes, prioritization, and documentation as the function continues to scale.

• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, streamline reporting, and reduce manual effort.

• Support enhancements to HR and recruiting systems and their downstream reporting. Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in dat a analytics, people analytics, or a related field.
• Proven ability to operate as a senior individual contributor , owning complex work with minimal direction.
• Strong experience partnering with business leaders and HR stakeholders to translate questions into structured, actionable analyses.
• Sound analytical judgment and comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with BI and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Familiarity working with modern dat a platforms or warehouses (e.g., Dat a bricks or similar), particularly in partnership with dat a engineering or platform teams.
• Comfortable learning new tools with a focus on improving decision-making, not technical complexity for its own sake.
• Clear, confident communicator able to synthesize dat a into insights and recommen dat ions.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, or related field.

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. 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. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool. + The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries. + 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards. + Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses. + Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks. + Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events. + Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.