Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator at Jump Trading | Chicago, IL | Rezi

Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator at Jump Trading

Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

2 weeks ago

Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

19 days ago
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About the Role

Jump Trading Group is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented Leadership & Professional Development Coordinator to join their People Ops Team. This role will coordinate and deliver world-class learning experiences for employees, drive operational excellence through process improvements and AI-enabled efficiency, and support global coordination for EMEA regions. The position offers future growth opportunities into LMS ownership, program design, learning strategy, and new hire onboarding.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate firmwide onboarding programs, leadership and professional development programs, and technical training coordination, including scheduling, participant communications, materials preparation, venue management, and completion tracking across regions.
  • Leverage the firm's Learning Management System (LMS) to streamline enrollment, rosters, reporting, and the overall learner experience.
  • Lead global vendor management and budget tracking, including contracts, invoices, and spend monitoring.
  • Support EMEA program coordination remotely, partnering with regional stakeholders across time zones.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (HRBPs, business leads) and external vendors (coaches, facilitators) to ensure high-quality learning outcomes.
  • Support the Speaker Series program, including scheduling guest speakers, managing logistics, and ensuring seamless execution.
  • Serve as the point of contact during live, virtual, and hybrid programs, troubleshooting in real-time.
  • Identify and implement process improvements, including streamlining workflows, automating tasks, and creating reusable templates that reduce manual effort.
  • Leverage AI tools (Claude, Cowork) to accelerate operations, including content curation, communications, data analysis, and workflow automation.
  • Own the program feedback process to identify trends, areas of success, and areas of opportunity for future initiatives.
  • Create and maintain L&D governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting on internal platforms (Confluence), establishing quality standards and on-going review practices.
  • Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience in program/project coordination, L&D operations, HR, or similar fast-paced environment.
  • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Proven attention to detail with a focus on quality; reviews own work for accuracy, considers potential gaps, and balances speed with thoroughness.
  • Business-oriented mindset with the ability to connect operational work to broader outcomes (employee experience, program effectiveness, talent retention).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication across all levels and functions.
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort with data interpretation.
  • Collaborative yet accountable; thinks strategically when executing details.
  • Experience with a Learning Management System (LMS) preferred; comfort using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) a plus.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant and practical experience.
  • Reliable and predictable availability.

Skills

  • Program/project coordination
  • L&D operations
  • HR
  • Organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Business acumen
  • Written communication
  • Verbal communication
  • Analytical skills
  • Data interpretation
  • Collaboration
  • Strategic thinking
  • Learning Management System (LMS)
  • AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot)

Location

  • US-based

Work Type

  • Remote
  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • 3-5+ years

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant and practical experience

Salary/Compensations

  • $95,000—$105,000 USD

Benefits

  • Overtime eligibility
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
  • Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
  • Paid vacation plus paid holidays
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness Programs

About the Company

  • Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research, empowering exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets.
  • Our culture is unique, characterized by constant innovation requiring fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak.
  • We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect.
  • At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns; we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.