Early Career Talent Partner - Trading
Belvedere Trading· People – Talent
Hybrid (Chicago, IL)$70k - $90kFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Belvedere Trading is seeking an Early Career Talent Partner to own hiring for the Trading Department, building pipelines of quantitative traders and trading-adjacent talent, and developing strong relationships with student groups, academic programs, and campus communities to drive intern, graduate, and early-career hiring.
Responsibilities
- Execute the early career recruitment strategy for the Trading Department and influence future campus recruiting cycles, including undergraduate and graduate-student recruitment
- Represent Belvedere at collegiate trading competitions, poker tournaments, and industry networking events using these events as a primary sourcing and brand-building channel for quant trading talent
- Foster and maintain relationships with campus trading groups, investment clubs, and quant/finance student organizations, positioning Belvedere as a destination employer within those communities
- Build and deepen pipelines with academic programs that feed directly into our industry (such as financial mathematics, financial engineering, quantitative/quant research, applied math, and statistics programs) including faculty, program-director relationships, and alumni groups
- Full-cycle campus recruiting for Trading roles: managing a high-volume candidate pipeline from initial application through Super Day and offer stage, in partnership with our People Operations team on engagement and onboarding, including candidates with extended non-compete periods
- Partner with Trading hiring managers to understand evolving skill and market needs (quantitative reasoning, probability, market intuition) and translate them into sourcing strategy and candidate evaluation criteria
- Represent Belvedere during campus visits and virtual open houses, presenting our internship programs and early trading talent development paths
- Retroactively analyze engagement efforts to understand the return on strategic partnerships (competitions, clubs, academic programs) and the success of new engagements
- Provide a high-touch candidate and hiring manager experience by articulating our core values in ways that resonate with a quantitative, trading-focused candidate pool
- Evaluate and measure recruiting results and identify areas for process and performance improvement, systematization, and automation
Qualifications
- 2+ years recruitment experience, preferably with intern, entry-level and early career talent pools in fintech, professional services, and financial firms
- Ability to manage full-cycle recruiting process including resume review, phone screens, interview scheduling and facilitation, and offer calls
- Demonstrated success recruiting at multiple universities in highly competitive markets, ideally within quantitative trading, prop trading, or finance
- Comfort engaging with quantitative and markets-adjacent concepts (probability, statistics, game theory) enough to speak credibly to trading competition organizers, quant faculty, and student trading groups
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to travel as needed during peak campus recruiting periods in the fall and spring, including to trading competitions and conferences
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities/projects, meet deadlines, and facilitate change with a sense of urgency
- Proven analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills with demonstrated negotiation skills and influencing positive outcomes
- Eager to take on new tasks/responsibilities and passion for candidate experience, operational excellence, and continuous development
- Experience coordinating and participating in both in-person and virtual recruiting events/activities
- Comfortable working with and presenting recruitment data and market data, reporting, and analytics
- Bachelor's Degree required
Skills
Required:Relationship building with campus partners
Nice to have:Data-driven recruiting
Benefits
- Discretionary bonuses (eligible for certain positions)
- Benefits information available on the Belvedere Trading website
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Belvedere Trading
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Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm located in Chicago, specializing in equity index and commodity derivatives.
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