Chicago Trading Company

About the Company

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a highly analytical, team oriented derivatives trading firm that employs a dynamic, disciplined approach to trading across a variety of products and strategies. We take decisive action to position ourselves at the forefront of the financial markets. We actively trade in a broad spectrum of asset classes that include Equities, Interest Rates, and Commodities. We have grown dramatically since our inception in 1995. Recognized as a leading provider of liquidity and pricing on numerous derivatives exchanges globally, we trade more than 20 hours a day, six days a week. With offices in Chicago and London, our success and rapid growth are due to our market experience, state of the art technology, risk management capabilities, and financial engineering expertise.

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Company Name

Chicago Trading Company

Job Title

Business Analyst

Job Description

**Job title:** Business Analyst **Role Summary:** Support and optimize the technology organization’s day‑to‑day operations and project delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and facilitating cross‑functional communication within a fast‑paced finance environment. **Expactations:** - Deliver timely, accurate project status updates and documentation. - Identify process inefficiencies and recommend actionable improvements. - Coordinate resources, budgets, and schedules across technology and business teams. - Maintain clear, concise communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities:** - Track team goals, milestones, and deliverables; report progress to leadership. - Assist in project planning, dependency mapping, timeline creation, and progress reporting. - Prepare and maintain documentation, reports, and presentations for senior leadership. - Facilitate cross‑team meetings, working sessions, and training events. - Map workflows, detect bottlenecks, and propose process or tool enhancements. - Support budgeting and resource allocation for technology teams. - Serve as a liaison between technology, enterprise, and business units to ensure priority alignment. **Required Skills:** - Strong organizational and detail‑oriented approach. - Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences. - Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools (e.g., Jira). - Analytical thinking and comfort working with ambiguous problems and data. - Demonstrated experience coordinating projects and collaborating across teams. - Proactive mindset with a willingness to take ownership and learn new skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - 3–4 years of experience in management consulting, technology department support in finance, or direct technology function within a finance organization. - Exposure to trading is highly preferred. ---

Chicago, United states

Hybrid

Junior

19-10-2025