About the Role
Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research, empowering exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. Our culture fosters innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent through collaboration and mutual respect. Research outcomes drive superior risk-adjusted returns, and we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups, and partner with research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Responsibilities
- Partner with managers to strengthen leadership capabilities in areas such as performance coaching, change management, difficult conversations, employee relations, and team effectiveness.
- Provide day-to-day HR support across onboarding, performance management, training and development, benefits, leave administration, employee transfers, and other employee lifecycle matters.
- Contribute to key People Operations processes, including merit and bonus cycles, mobility and transfer activities, HRIS transactions, and offboarding.
- Partner with cross-functional and global People Operations colleagues to support employee engagement, talent development, succession planning, and retention efforts in alignment with the firm’s culture and values.
- Recommend practical, agile solutions that improve workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and the employee experience.
- Develop, communicate, and maintain HR guidelines, processes, and best practices with a flexible, service-oriented approach.
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, internal policies, training requirements, and employment-related documentation, including confidentiality and restrictive covenant obligations.
- Build strong relationships across management levels and know when to escalate issues appropriately.
- Act as a collaborative, trusted, and confidential partner to employees, managers, and the broader global HR team.
- Support additional People Operations initiatives and projects as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 5 years in an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, or similar People Operations role, with broad exposure to employee relations, talent management, compensation, performance management, onboarding, and recruitment.
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environment; experience in technology, financial services, or a similarly dynamic industry is strongly preferred.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate business and people challenges into practical HR solutions.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence across a global, matrixed organization.
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and comfort handling sensitive and highly confidential information.
- Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive issues forward even when processes are not clearly defined.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong follow-through, attention to detail, and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Working knowledge of employment law, HR compliance requirements, and HR best practices.
- Experience with HR systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, Culture Amp, or similar tools; familiarity with collaboration platforms such as Confluence and Jira is a plus.
- Interest in developing broad People Operations expertise across areas such as benefits, payroll, mobility, immigration, and compensation.
- Sense of humor and passion for working within a People Ops team.
Skills
- Human Resources
- Business Administration
- HR Business Partner
- HR Generalist
- People Operations
- Employee Relations
- Talent Management
- Compensation
- Performance Management
- Onboarding
- Recruitment
- Business Acumen
- Relationship Building
- Influence
- Judgment
- Discretion
- Confidentiality
- Communication
- Listening
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Managing Multiple Priorities
- Attention to Detail
- Continuous Improvement
- Employment Law
- HR Compliance
- HR Best Practices
- HR Systems (Workday, Greenhouse, Culture Amp)
- Collaboration Platforms (Confluence, Jira)
- Benefits
- Payroll
- Mobility
- Immigration
- Compensation
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000—$250,000 USD
Benefits
- 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
- Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Travel Medical Insurance
- Group Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
- Paid Parental Leave
- Parking and Commuter Benefits
About the Company
- Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research.
- We empower 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.
- Constant innovation requires 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.
