Post Trade Services & Risk Analyst

Chicago Mercantile Exchange • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Clearing Post-Trade Services and Risk team operates within CME Group’s Clearing House, overseeing daily trade processing for futures, options, and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. It ensures timely clearing of customer transactions and performs key risk management functions. The Clearing House guarantees that member firms meet their financial obligations for open positions and offers clearing services to improve customer efficiencies.

The Post-Trade Services and Risk Analyst will support two new initiatives: monitoring risk and systems for the Event Contracts suite over the weekend and assisting with the launch of a US Treasury and Repo clearing service during the week. The role includes strategic planning and design of clearing systems, operational and risk management, developing operational risk governance documents, and engaging internal stakeholders and external market participants.

The schedule is Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST. CME Group describes a supportive environment that promotes career progression, learning, development, and inclusion; exposure to many products and asset classes; cross-functional collaboration; and a competitive salary and benefits package. The stated pay range is $70,000–$116,600, with an annual target bonus opportunity and broad-based equity program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of prior work experience with listed derivatives, Treasury securities, Repo markets, or OTC products at a clearing house, FCM, or trading firm.
• Strong experience with Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and macros.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Securities clearing experience.
• Operational risk management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clearing member firms, customers, and business partners on CME Group’s product offering and clearing systems.
• Mitigate customer-impacting events by escalating issues to management and troubleshooting with technology teams to deliver fixes within service-level agreements.
• Drive improvements in risk management practices and contribute to the Clearing House’s operational risk framework.
• Work globally with teammates on new initiatives and projects.
• Monitor risk and systems for the Event Contracts suite over the weekend.
• Assist with the launch of the US Treasury and Repo clearing service during the week.
• Contribute to strategic planning and design of clearing systems, operational and risk management, and development of operational risk governance documents.
• Engage internal stakeholders and external market participants.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Annual target bonus opportunity for all employees.
• Opportunity to become an owner through a broad-based equity program.
• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Retirement package including a 401(k) and an active pension plan.
• Education reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• Mental health benefit.
• Supportive environment promoting career progression, learning and development, and inclusion.
• Exposure to CME Group’s products and asset classes and the opportunity to work with functional groups across departments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level