Events Manager Amsterdam • Optiver

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Optiver is seeking an operationally strategic and creative Event Manager to lead the design, planning, and delivery of both internal and external events. This role focuses on building scalable, brand-aligned experiences that support employee engagement, recruitment, and business visibility. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, the Event Manager plays a pivotal role in transforming event concepts into high-impact experiences—from early ideation through execution and evaluation. This includes leading the creative direction and planning of branded merchandise to complement event and campaign objectives.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the strategy, planning, and creative development for key events and programs (e.g. Optiver Weekend, milestone celebrations, recruitment events).

• Own end-to-end lifecycle management: brief development, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, vendor sourcing, logistics, and post-event reporting.

• Align events and merchandise campaigns with Optiver’s business priorities, brand, and culture.

• Design thoughtful, innovative experiences that engage diverse internal and external audiences.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Recruiting, HR, Marketing, and Office Operations to ensure alignment and operational readiness.

• Partner with external agencies, suppliers, and venues; oversee contracts and legal review where applicable.

• Track budgets and manage ROI reporting on event and merchandise investment.

• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior event staff and contribute to process improvement and team knowledge sharing.

WHO YOU ARE

• 5+ years in event strategy, corporate planning, or experiential marketing

• Proven success designing and executing multi-stakeholder events and merchandise campaigns

• Strong project management and vendor negotiation skills

• Creative thinker with a practical, delivery-focused mindset

• Confident communicator, comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, budgeting tools, and event planning platforms

• Flexibility to work occasional evenings/weekends and travel as needed

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

• We cannot accept applications via email’

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.