Business Strategy Summer Associate

Job Description

Building trusted markets — powered by our people.

At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

Cboe interns work with a variety of staff across multiple departments and have the opportunity to put their skills to work in their field of interest, while learning about Exchange technology and operations through our robust Options Institute courses.

The three main foundational pillars of our internship program are: develop, educate and network. We want to ensure each of our interns receive a real-world working experience that encourages academic, professional and personal growth.

Candidates should be versatile, eager and able to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment. Our interns will have the flexibility of working 2 days remotely, and 3 days in office per week at one of our state-of-the-art offices in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York City. To be eligible for this internship, applicants must be enrolled in a university or college program and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the year in which the internship takes place. Our internship program runs from June to August and you will wrap up your internship with a final presentation and retreat. Visit our student page for more information about our internship program!

The Global Derivatives team is hiring for a Business Strategy Summer Associate:

The Global Derivatives Business Strategy Summer Associate at Cboe will support the Sr. Business Strategy Director and team in sizing market opportunities, reporting the state of capital markets trends, assist in product innovation and development research, and provide evidence for business cases. The team is driven by curiosity and an ability to take useful strategic observations and determine how they can solve problems for both the firm and its clients.

This position is a for students currently enrolled in a full-time academic program.  As part of the research and planning team of Cboe’s Global Derivatives division, the Summer Associate will have the opportunity to: 

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the Global Derivatives division and its revenue lines;

• Prepare and present evidence driven analyses of major trends within the capital markets, banking, data, fintech, technology, and/or financial services industry; and
• Support group initiatives from a planning, communication, and execution standpoint.

Your responsibilities and learning objectives will be: This position is a for students currently enrolled in a full-time academic program. As part of the research and planning team of Cboe’s Global Derivatives division, the Summer Associate will have the opportunity to: 

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the Global Derivatives division and its revenue lines;

• Prepare and present evidence driven analyses of major trends within the capital markets, banking, data, fintech, technology, and/or financial services industry; and
• Support group initiatives from a planning, communication, and execution standpoint
• Provide data analysis on trends impacting derivatives markets and its participants
• Updating news relevant to derivatives trading

The ideal candidate has:

• Strong communication skills within a team setting;
• Unquenchable curiosity paired with a desire to research and communicate interesting ideas;
• Imaginative problem solving without fear of debate or challenge;
• Innate desire for learning or self-improvement in any form;
• Passion for critical thinking, puzzles, or challenges like escape rooms;
• Pursuing a degree related to the hard sciences, Business, Finance, Math, Engineering, Economics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, UX/UI Design, Psychology, Computer Science or a related major and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the year in which the internship takes place.

You’ll really stand out with:

• Power Point and other graphic design tools
• Excel and data analytical skills
• Statistics and Game Theory preferred
• Atlassian suite; JIRA, Confluence, Salesforce, Tableau/Sigma preferred; and Python and Web Scraping is a plus

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, 3 days in office, 2 days remote, per week.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to