Recruitment Coordinator
Optiver · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- On site
- Full-time
- $55,000 / year
- Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Job highlights
- Coordinate interviews and manage candidate workflows.
- Maintain accurate candidate data in ATS.
- Ensure a seamless candidate experience.
- Improve recruitment processes and operations.
- Collaborate with the broader recruitment team.
About the role
Recruitment Coordinator at Optiver
At Optiver, our edge comes from exceptional people and finding them starts with our Recruitment teams. Our Recruitment Operations team plays a key role in ensuring the hiring process runs smoothly for candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers. We are looking for a highly organized Recruitment Coordinator to support hiring in our Trading, Technology, and Business Operations teams. Based in Amsterdam, you will partner closely with recruiters to manage the operational side of hiring, including interview coordination, candidate logistics, and recruitment workflows. In addition to day-to-day coordination, you will help improve recruitment operations by identifying process improvements and supporting projects that make our hiring processes more efficient.
What You'll Do
As a Recruitment Coordinator, you will act as a key operational partner to recruiters. Your responsibilities will vary day-to-day, but the following tasks will occupy you the most:
- Coordinate interviews, send assessments, and manage candidate workflows within our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
- Maintain accurate candidate data in Greenhouse, ensuring pipelines remain organized, up to date, and operationally efficient.
- Support candidates throughout the interview process, ensuring a professional and seamless experience from scheduling through final interviews.
- Contribute to improving recruitment operations by identifying process improvements and documenting workflow changes.
- Collaborate with the broader Recruitment team on projects that improve hiring processes and recruitment operations.
Please note that CV screening and calling candidates are not part of this role.
Who You Are
- Currently based in The Netherlands and don't require visa sponsorship
- 1+ years of scheduling, coordination, Recruitment and/or HR experience is preferred
- Strong organization skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Outlook and Excel
- Able to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
- Hands-on, proactive problem-solving mentality
- Tech savviness (Greenhouse, Confluence, and AI proficiency is a plus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- A Bachelor’s or Master's degree (WO/HBO)
Who We Are
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, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our 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.
How To Apply
Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.
Please note:
- We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.
- We cannot accept applications via email.
Diversity statement
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Key skills/competency
- Recruitment Coordination
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Management
- Interview Scheduling
- Candidate Experience
- Process Improvement
- Workflow Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
Skills & topics
- Recruitment Coordinator
- Recruitment Operations
- Talent Acquisition
- HR Coordination
- Interview Scheduling
- Applicant Tracking System
- ATS
- Greenhouse
- Candidate Experience
- Process Improvement
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 1+ years of experience in scheduling, coordination, recruitment, or HR, and showcase your proficiency with ATS like Greenhouse and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Emphasize organizational skills: Clearly demonstrate your strong attention to detail, multitasking abilities, and proactive problem-solving approach in your application.
- Showcase tech savviness: Mention any experience with recruitment technology, such as Greenhouse or Confluence, and a proactive approach to learning new tools.
- Prepare for a fast-paced environment: Be ready to discuss how you handle competing priorities and thrive in challenging, dynamic settings during your interview.
- Express interest in process improvement: Highlight your ability to identify and document workflow changes to enhance recruitment operations.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Recruitment Coordinator role at Optiver?
- The primary focus of the Recruitment Coordinator role at Optiver is to manage the operational aspects of the hiring process. This includes coordinating interviews, managing candidate workflows within the applicant tracking system (Greenhouse), ensuring data accuracy, and contributing to process improvements, all to support the hiring of talent for Trading, Technology, and Business Operations teams.
- What experience is preferred for the Recruitment Coordinator position at Optiver?
- Optiver prefers candidates with at least 1 year of experience in scheduling, coordination, recruitment, or HR. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Outlook and Excel), and tech savviness with systems like Greenhouse are also highly valued.
- What is the work arrangement for the Recruitment Coordinator role at Optiver?
- The Recruitment Coordinator role at Optiver is based in Amsterdam. While the job description doesn't explicitly state remote or hybrid, the emphasis on being based in Amsterdam and the office perks suggest an on-site or potentially hybrid arrangement.
- Does Optiver offer visa sponsorship for the Recruitment Coordinator role?
- No, Optiver explicitly states that candidates must currently be based in The Netherlands and not require visa sponsorship for the Recruitment Coordinator role.
- What are the key responsibilities excluded from this Recruitment Coordinator role?
- This Recruitment Coordinator role at Optiver does not involve CV screening or directly calling candidates. The focus is on operational coordination and process improvement within the recruitment workflow.
- What kind of growth opportunities are available for a Recruitment Coordinator at Optiver?
- While specific career pathing isn't detailed, Optiver emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. Opportunities likely exist to contribute to impactful projects, gain experience with advanced recruitment tools, and grow within the recruitment operations function by identifying and implementing process enhancements.
- How does Optiver support its employees outside of the core job duties?
- Optiver offers extensive benefits including a performance-based bonus, opportunities to work with international colleagues, generous vacation days, training, health insurance discounts, commuting expenses, and a wide range of office perks like meals, coffee, wellness services, and social activities.