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# HR Coordinator at Jump Trading

- **Company:** Jump Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Compensation:** $70k–$90k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://www.jumptrading.com/hr/job?gh_jid=8250053

## Job description

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.

We are seeking an HR Coordinator to join our high-growth team. Supporting the US employee experience through Workday operations, onboarding delivery, and HR policy administration, with a focus on data integrity, system sustainability, and process improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Manage the employee lifecycle in Workday end to end — onboarding, organizational change requests (transfers, promotions, new organizations and job profiles), employment verifications, and exits — troubleshooting issues and making corrections as needed.
- Own Workday data integrity for the US population: audit and maintain employee data, monitor integrations and downstream data flows, and identify and resolve discrepancies before they reach payroll, benefits, or reporting.
- Build and maintain Workday reporting for the HR team and business stakeholders and identify opportunities to automate or simplify recurring manual work.
- Evaluate the downstream impact of system and process changes before they are made, applying HR domain knowledge in a systems context and designing processes that remain sustainable as the organization scales.
- Own new hire onboarding delivery for employees and consultants — coordinate the steps required for day one orientation, deliver new hire orientation and benefits introductions, and support new joiners through Workday onboarding — while partnering with people ops teams to continuously improve the end-to-end onboarding experience.
- Maintain regional employee handbooks and HR policy documentation on Confluence, partnering with Legal and the HRBP team on policy requirements, monitoring changes in employment regulation, and proactively recommending policy updates (for example, paid family leave).
- Support the payroll and benefits teams on recurring cycles — invoice review and approval, benefits data updates, and audits — cross-training to serve as a back-up during peak periods and absences.
- Creatively problem-solve new workflow procedures and recommend process improvements, documenting standard operating procedures so knowledge is retained across the team.

## Qualifications

- Hands-on Workday HCM experience, including business processes, reporting, and an understanding of how configuration changes propagate to downstream systems.
- Strong process orientation with a track record of improving, documenting, and scaling HR workflows.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively across all management levels, functions and regions whilst maintaining discretion around confidential and sensitive matters
- Ability to thrive independently in a fast-paced, complex environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Self-starter with intellectual curiosity and resilience, who is reliable and willingness to manage ambiguity
- Prior experience with Workday or other major HRIS platforms is preferable
- Healthy sense of humor and enthusiasm for working in a high-performing and global team
- Reliable and predictable availability

## 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

Annual Base Salary Range $70,000—$90,000 USD

## About Jump Trading

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Jump Trading is a global proprietary trading firm that builds advanced algorithms, high-performance infrastructure, and research-driven strategies to trade across all major asset classes and time horizons.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Self-funded, no venture capital)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (commonly cited as Paul Gurinas and Bill DiSomma, but not confirmed on company materials)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Financial Services – Proprietary Trading, Algorithmic Trading, High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
- **Target Customers**: Institutional (the firm trades exclusively for its own account; serves as a liquidity provider and market maker on global exchanges)
- **Mission Statement**: "We don’t chase what’s working. We build what works next." – Emphasis on first-principles research, continuous innovation, and building systems that stand up to real-world markets.

## Products & Services
Jump Trading does not sell commercial products; its offerings are internal capabilities that drive its trading business:
- **[Proprietary Trading Strategies]**: Research-driven strategies across equities, futures, options, cryptocurrencies, and fixed income, spanning multiple time horizons from microseconds to months.
- **[Technology Infrastructure]**: Custom hardware (ASICs, FPGAs), low-latency networking, distributed systems, and co-located compute environments in over 100 data centers near global exchanges.
- **[Research & AI/ML Platforms]**: Large-scale simulation, storage, and analytics platforms that power both trading and applied machine learning research, including live inference and fast iteration.
- **[Jump Crypto]**: A dedicated division for cryptocurrency trading, market making, and blockchain infrastructure (acquired Certus One in 2021).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately **$546 million** (LinkedIn estimate as of 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Self-funded; no external investors. Key partners include major exchanges (CME, NYSE, etc.) and technology vendors.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 1,448 employees (LinkedIn, +29% YoY)
  - Active job postings: 44 (+528% YoY growth in postings)
  - 16 offices across 8 countries (US, UK, Singapore, China, India, Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong, France)
  - Acquisition of Certus One (2021) and Darebiz (2021) to expand crypto and data capabilities

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Hardware & Software**: In-house ASIC, FPGA, and custom networking that deliver microsecond-level latency advantages.
- **Flat, High-Agency Culture**: Engineers and researchers have ownership from day one; decisions are fast and friction is low.
- **Talent Density**: Recruits heavily from top tech firms (Google, Citadel, Jane Street) and universities; alumni often move to other elite trading firms.
- **Cross-Disciplinary Integration**: Traders, engineers, and researchers work side-by-side, enabling rapid iteration from research to production.
- **Long Track Record**: 25+ years of consistent profitability and adaptation across market cycles.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI/ML Expansion**: Scaling machine learning research for both trading and infrastructure, with dedicated pre-training research teams.
- **Crypto & Digital Assets**: Growing Jump Crypto as a major market maker and infrastructure provider in blockchain ecosystems.
- **Global Infrastructure**: Building out additional data centers, co-location sites, and microwave/network links to reduce latency.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring engineers, researchers, and operations staff to maintain competitive edge.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "A (genuinely) flat structure that keeps decisions fast and friction low." Engineers see the impact of their work in real time.
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office-based with major hubs in Chicago, New York, Austin, London, Singapore, and others. On-site presence expected for most technical roles.
- **Engineering Focus**: Build custom hardware, low-latency software (C++, Python, Go, Rust), and large-scale distributed systems. "You can design something on Monday and see it in production by Friday."
- **Mentorship**: Senior leaders still write code, test models, and trade. Interns and new grads receive direct mentorship.
- **Compensation**: Not disclosed, but proprietary trading firms are known for industry-leading total compensation (base + bonus).
- **Perks**: Not detailed, but the firm invests heavily in tools, infrastructure, and talent development.

## Sources
1. [jumptrading.com – Company Overview](https://www.jumptrading.com/)
2. [jumptrading.com – Careers](https://www.jumptrading.com/careers)
3. [jumptrading.com – Technology](https://www.jumptrading.com/technology)
4. [jumptrading.com – Culture & HR](https://www.jumptrading.com/hr/overview)
5. [LinkedIn – Jump Trading Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jump-trading)

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