What you'll do:
Recruiting & talent coordination
- Run initial candidate outreach and sourcing for open roles across trading, software development, and operations.
- Schedule and coordinate phone screens, on-sites, and interview agendas across departments and candidates.
- Own the candidate experience end to end, including travel, logistics, day-of hosting, and follow-up.
- Keep the pipeline organized and moving by tracking candidates, chasing feedback, maintaining the applicant-tracking system, and coordinating offer letters, background checks, and the handoff into onboarding.
Office & people operations
- Be the operational backbone of the office, managing supplies, vendors, deliveries, and the space itself, plus the food and kitchen program (daily lunches, groceries, snacks, and coffee).
- Plan and run company events, team outings, and milestones worth marking, from birthdays and work anniversaries to team wins.
- Manage executive and team calendars, meeting logistics, and travel, and get new hires set up from desk to first-day logistics so they feel welcome from minute one.
- Take ownership of the countless small issues that arise each day, resolving them proactively before they impact others.
Qualifications and skills:
- 1 to 3 years in people operations, recruiting coordination, office management, executive assistance, or a similar high-touch operational role.
- A proactive, no-task-is-beneath-me mindset. You see what needs doing and do it without waiting to be told.
- Excellent written and verbal communication. You'll be the face of the firm to candidates and vendors.
- Strong scheduling and tooling skills across Outlook or Google Calendar, Excel or Sheets, and applicant-tracking or CRM tools, plus comfort learning new web-based systems.
- Discretion and sound judgment handling confidential information. Compensation, candidate details, and internal matters stay internal.
- A genuine service mindset. You get satisfaction from making other people's days run smoother.
- Ability and desire to learn new technologies quickly
Nice to have
- Prior experience at a trading firm, hedge fund, startup, or another fast-moving small-team environment.
- Experience owning an office move, an events calendar, or a full recruiting cycle from scratch.
Why Edgehog:
- Small team advantage: Direct access to founders and senior team members from day one
- Ownership early: Manage real P&L and make meaningful impact within your first year
- Cutting-edge tech: Work with our proprietary models and low-latency trading systems built in-house
- Tight feedback loops: Weekly 1-on-1s with your mentor, quarterly reviews with leadership
- Chicago-based: Affordable cost of living, vibrant trading community
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% covered by the firm
- 401(k) with a 4% company match
- Unlimited paid time off and sick leave
- Free lunch, coffee, drinks, and snacks