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People Operations Generalist

Belvedere Trading

Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 80000 - 100000

Posted: 29 September 2026 (3 days ago)

Application Deadline: 30 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago. Our traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities interest rates exchange-traded funds (ETF) and equity index options. From the beginning we began iteratively investing in our proprietary technology and committing to building our systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered optimized and maintained to stay on top of the industry.

Our People Team department focuses on delivering employee-first solutions to the business. We go all-out to understand and support our team members needs leverage data to gain insights and trends and advance our human-capital-related applications for efficiency and consistency. We look for passionate team members that excel and their contribution is critical to our continued success. The People Team is comprised of Employee Experience People Operations Talent and People & Development. These groups work closely together to bring in the best talent for Team Belvedere and from day one make sure that all team members have all the tools they need to succeed and develop through their tenure.

Belvedere Trading is hiring a People Operations Generalist to join our People Team. This role sits at the analytical core of the function:youllown People analytics and the HRIS as our system of record along with compensation market data the performance review program and offboarding.Youllown the data and systems that tell uswhatshappening across the employeelifecycleandhelp shape how the function evolves as the firm scales.

The ideal candidate willcarry People analytics and HRIS ownership at a more analytical level than administration: defining metricsmaintainingdata integrity andempowering managers and leaders touse the data tomake decisions.The right person has enough analytical rigor to earn credibility withleaders and enough People Operations depth to own programs that scale across the full employee lifecycle.Thisrole is idealfor someone who wants real ownership over how a growing People function measures itself likes working closely with a small team and wants to build something rather thanjustmaintainit.

What youll do

DrivePeople analytics end toend:define the metric set build the reporting infrastructure and deliver the headcounthiringturnoverandperformancereporting leadersuse.

Supply and pressure-test thepeopledata behindkey workforce questions across the employee lifecycle andwork with the People Partners toturn it into recommendations leaders can acton.

Own the People Operations side of the HRIS and internal Portal including configuration access integrations and data hygiene.

Leadcompensationmarket intelligenceand benchmarking test bands and guidelines against market movement and partner with the People Partner to model costs and recommend compensation actions.

Manage the performance review programfrom design throughcompletionreporting and run the promotion/leveling cycle with the analysis behind it.

Run offboarding end to endcoordinating across Peoplelegaland payroll and turn exit data into retention insight.

Automate manual work and continuously improve how People processesrun.

Support the broader employee lifecycle alongside the People Operations team including onboarding benefits and leave and day-to-day employee questions.

What youll need

3 years ina GeneralistPeople Analytics HR/Compensation or a related analytical role with real ownership of data metrics or systems.

Bachelors degreerequired equivalentexperience considered.

Advanced Excel skills witha track recordof building and auditing complex models.

Able to assemble your own datasets from multiple sources rather than relying on canned reports; SQL or similar querying experience is a plus.

Proven ability to build reporting that others use in Power BI or a comparable tool.

Hands-on experience owning or administering an HRIS including configuration data integrity and vendor with PaycomCultureAmpandanHRISmigrationisa plus.

Experience with compensation and market benchmarking data or strong analytical rigor that transfers directly.

Sound judgment handling confidential People data compensation performance and employee relations including who should have access to what.

Highly organized proactive and resourceful someone who spotswhatsbroken or missing and fixes it without waiting to be asked.

Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate data into recommendationsPeople partners andleaders can act on.

Able to run multiple concurrent workstreams (analytics comp performance cycle offboarding)

$80000 - $100000 a year

Additionally certain positions at Belvedere Trading are eligible for discretionary bonuses. Our employees have access to a variety of benefits which can be found on our websitehere.

Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.

We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer. We welcome your application.

Core Values

The secret to our award-winning culture is our Core Values:Team Belvedere Me In Team Own It Build Rockets and Passionate Discourse.We live and breathe these values every day.

Our Stance

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race color religion sex national origin disability age military and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect dignity and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics values experiences and backgrounds.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls please.

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Work Schedule: Regular and reliable attendanceduring standard business hours.

Occasional nights and weekends.

Amount of Travel Required: Travel may occasionally be required for off-site events conferences or job fairs depending on the needs of the role.

Physical: Ability to sit and concentrate for long periods of time as well as the ability to lift 30 pounds

Sponsorship: Not available for this position.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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