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# Compliance Officer at IMC

- **Company:** IMC
- **Location:** Aarhus, Denmark
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/imc/jobs/4986124101

## Job description

## About the role

IMC is a leading global market maker, providing liquidity on more than 100 venues across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Our business is built on technology, research and the quality of our people, and on a strong culture of doing things properly in every market we trade. Our Aarhus office is IMC's newest European location and the base for our power and gas trading. It operates as a branch of IMC Trading B.V., an investment firm authorised and supervised by the Dutch AFM, so the desk works under the full MiFID II framework as well as the wholesale energy market rules. We are looking for an experienced Compliance Officer to join the Aarhus compliance function as its second member. You will work with the branch Compliance Officer and the European Compliance team in Amsterdam, London and Zug, and directly with traders, developers and management. The role is hands-on: you will own your own workstreams and be trusted to form and defend your own view.

Your Core Responsibilities:

- Assist with market abuse surveillance for the energy desk: review alerts, gather the facts from the desk and the data, and support investigations and any resulting reports.
- Monitor the branch's regulatory reporting (MiFIR, REMIT, EMIR and position reporting), follow up on breaks with Technology and Middle Office and make sure corrections are reported on time.
- Advise the desk on new products, venues and trading strategies as part of the new business process, and support algorithmic trading governance under IMC's Algorithmic Trading Policy and RTS 6.
- Maintain the branch compliance framework: policies and procedures, Danish AML obligations, personal account dealing, training and attestations.
- Support regulator, exchange and audit interaction: venue enquiries, AFM and Danish FSA requests, Internal Audit follow-ups and material for the Local Risk Committee.
- Keep our compliance records and tracking in good order so that every decision can be evidenced

Your Skills and Experience:

- At least 5 years of compliance experience at a trading firm, energy trading company, exchange, regulator or consultancy, with working knowledge of MiFID II / MiFIR and MAR. Experience with REMIT and wholesale energy markets is a strong plus.
- Experience with algorithmic trading controls under RTS 6, for example self assessments, change management or conformance testing, is a strong plus.
- Exposure to trade surveillance or transaction reporting, and an understanding of what good evidence looks like.
- Comfortable working with data: you can read a trade file or a report and spot what does not add up.
- Independent judgement. You can push back on a trading desk with a clear rationale and explain your decisions to management and, when needed, to a regulator. Page 1 IMC Trading | Job Description
- Clear, concise communication in English (our working language). Danish or Dutch is a plus.
- Based in Aarhus or willing to relocate.

What we offer:

- Real ownership in a growing office: a small compliance function close to the desk and to management, not a seat in a large back office.
- Direct exposure to energy markets, algorithmic trading and a European compliance team across four locations.
- Competitive compensation and IMC's benefits package

## About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.

## About IMC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: IMC is a global trading firm that uses cutting-edge technology, quantitative research, and advanced algorithms to provide liquidity across major asset classes and trading venues worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands (global headquarters); major offices in Chicago, Sydney, Mumbai, and other cities.
- **Founded**: 1989
- **Founders**: Two traders (names not publicly disclosed) who met on the floor of the Amsterdam Equity Options Exchange.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Proprietary Trading, Market Making, Financial Technology
- **Target customers**: Institutional clients, exchanges, ETF issuers, buy-side firms, and other market participants. **B2B** focus.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To be the world’s leading trading firm, supporting fair and transparent markets by providing significant liquidity and competitive pricing. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)

## Products & Services
- **ETF Market Making**: Acts as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) in more than 150 US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- **Options Wholesaling**: A top-3 liquidity provider by volume traded in listed options globally, with connectivity to all OCC venues.
- **Institutional Sales**: Provides off-screen trading for buy-side firms.
- **Crypto Solutions**: Offers global coverage of crypto products including spot, perps, futures, and options, both on- and off-chain.
- **Multi-Asset Class Trading**: Develops innovative technologies and algorithms to trade in all major asset classes on more than 120 venues globally.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Over 2,070 employees across 10 global offices as of 2025/2026. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held; no external investors disclosed. Key partners include major global exchanges and clearing houses (e.g., OCC).
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Employee count grew from +1,900 to +2,070 in recent years.
    - Operates 9,000+ servers across 9 countries and processes petabytes of data daily.
    - Expanding into crypto and new asset classes.
    - Committed to being Net Zero by 2040.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology & Infrastructure**: A world-class technology backbone with 9,000+ servers, petabytes of data processing, and early adoption of AI/ML.
- **Longevity & Experience**: 36+ years of trading history and deep expertise across multiple asset classes.
- **Global Scale**: 24/7 liquidity provision across 120+ trading venues in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India.
- **Talent Density**: A flat, non-hierarchical culture that attracts top quant researchers, engineers, and traders from 70+ nationalities.
- **Culture of Ownership**: Employees are given significant responsibility early on, with a focus on collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.

## Strategic Focus
- **Quantitative Research & Tech**: Continually investing in quant research, AI, machine learning, and large-scale computing to generate alpha.
- **Global Expansion**: Expanding across new markets and asset classes, including crypto.
- **Sustainability**: Committed to being Net Zero by 2040 and making a positive impact through the IMC Foundations, focusing on education.
- **Talent Development**: Investing heavily in graduate and intern training programs (Graduate Traineeship, Launchpad) to build the next generation of talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: High-performance, collaborative, and non-hierarchical. 87% of employees say "IMC is a great place to work" (+4% vs global top-10%). [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
- **Work Environment**: Office-based (no remote policy indicated). Offers free catered breakfast and lunch, snacks, drinks, and Friday socials. Regular team events including an annual weekend trip.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive compensation with subsidized gym memberships, ergonomic desks, and health/well-being programs.
- **Learning & Development**: Extensive internal and external training programs. Graduates undergo a multi-week Graduate Traineeship (Trading School, Development School, FPGA School).
- **Diversity**: Employees represent 70+ nationalities, with a strong commitment to D&I.
- **Giving Back**: A share of profits is donated to non-profits, with a focus on education. Employees get volunteer time, donation matching, and grants.

## Sources
1. [IMC Homepage](https://www.imc.com/us/)
2. [IMC Careers Page](https://www.imc.com/us/careers)
3. [IMC Who We Are](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
4. [IMC Culture & Values](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
5. [IMC Recruitment Process](https://www.imc.com/us/careers/recruitment-process)

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