Hiring: Associate Principal, Pricing & Margins Company: The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) Location: Greater Chicago Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 11:41:13 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CFA, Derivatives, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Python, Risk Management, SQL, Series 7, Workday About the job Experience: •None Required; CFA, FRM, or Series 7/24 licensure a plus Required Skills: •To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. •Perform evaluation of market data vendors and manage market data entitlements. Monitor intraday financial market performance and ensure that pricing and market data are accurately reflected. Correct issues as discovered or escalate to management for direction, while observing standards for accuracy and timeliness. •Perform daily evaluation of rate performance and periodic recalibration of related parameters. •Answer questions from and support Clearing Members, participating in OCC administered Regulatory programs and the investing public. Provide detailed explanation of OCC’s risk management framework to external parties and provide guidance of supported regulatory programs and relevant SEC, FINRA, and CFTC Regulations. •Conduct miscellaneous studies and analysis for senior management, including trend analysis for derivative valuation and various risk analytics. •Support system development from a business user perspective by coordinating with multiple departments (e.g., application developers, quantitative risk analysts) to enhance system performance and functionality. •Recommend new and improved processes to enhance system performance and functionality. •Develop and maintain written procedures for Pricing and Margins departmental processes. Qualifications: •The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. •In-depth knowledge of securities and futures markets and derivative valuation, particularly option trading and pricing inputs. •Understanding of statistical concepts (e.g., VaR, Expected Shortfall). •Demonstrated capacity to generate and evaluate descriptive and performance metrics from large data sets and synthesize results for Management. •Comfortable performing data validation and reconciliation. •Strong verbal and written communication skills. •Comfortable working in a customer service-oriented environment and addressing questions from both OCC colleagues and the investing public. •Good listening skills and ability to contribute to discussions with management from various departments. •Self-directed and motivated to solve urgent problems by conducting ad hoc analysis and/or reaching out to other departments as necessary; ability to derive creative and adaptive solutions to problems. •Demonstrated capacity to work both independently with little direction or oversight and in a team-oriented collaborative environment. Compensation: •$104,700 - $152,400 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!