Senior Human Capital Management (HCM) Systems Analyst

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research systematic trading strategies and cutting-edge trading technology. For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer more transparent and more efficient.

We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today tomorrow and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets the lives of our employees and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.

Our HCM Operations Teamis responsible forthe systems data and processesthat supportourpeopleoperations spanning HRISdata and insights compensation benefitsimmigrationand employee close-knit team that supports one another cares deeply about the employees we serve and takes pride in doing outstanding our Analyst youll have real technical work to sink your teeth into disconnected systems to integrate manual processes to automate data to clean up and structure and AI tools to explore and put to kind of environment where someone who loves to build andoptimizewill move fast andvalueefficientconsistent processes but always keep in mind the people our systems exist to small enough to be nimble if you bring skills or interests outside of systems whether thats benefitscompliancedata analytics or something else entirely theres room to put them to use.

WhatYoullDo

• Own and continuously improve our HCMsystems including our HRISATSbenefit platforms comp tools and other connected systems

• Partner closely with our internal Tech team to spec build andmaintainintegrations and file feeds

• Drive automation and AI initiativesto find smarter ways to get things done

• Ensure our HCM data is clean well-structured and configuredto powerreliable reporting automation and integrations

• Build andmaintainreports and dashboards thathelpleadership andteammatesmake good decisions

• Manage system securityto ensuresure the right people have the right access and our data is protected

• Own compliance filings (5500s etc.) andmaintainour employee handbook

• Collaboratecloselywith teammatesacross HCM recruiting finance and beyondto translate their needsinto system solutions

• Document systemsandprocessesso knowledge is accessible to the whole team

WhatWereLooking For

• 5 years of HCM systems experience across multiple platforms including integrations implementations or migrations ideally at a small or mid-size company

• A hands-on problem solver who loves to build

• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into system configuration and process design.

• Strong data skills knowing how data needs to be structured upstream to be useful downstream

• Comfort working across technical tools experience with BI platforms (e.g. Sigma Power BI Tableau) and a general understanding of APIs is a plus

• Equally comfortable talking HCM and Tech and able to bridge the two as a true partner

• Preference for candidates in Chicago (relocationassistanceavailable)

Most teams at CTC with the exception of Trading follow a hybrid workplace model subject to change based on business need.

Our Benefits

We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off insurance coverage paid parental leave free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks of course) wellness reimbursement and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.

(Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

At CTC we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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