Challenging work, an entrepreneurial environment and the chance to partner with extraordinary clients and colleagues: these qualities comprise the Citadel experience. Every path into our firm is designed for those with a passion for making an impact on the world of finance.

Citadel attracts individuals with high intellectual curiosity, innovative ideas, and a commitment to execution.

Our approach begins by assembling a diverse group of experts to yield unique insights into today’s financial markets. We develop investment ideas through in-depth research, quantitative rigor, and thorough risk analysis. We serve our clients with an emphasis on problem solving combined with a powerful capital markets platform to make our solutions actionable.

Values

Our core values are fundamental to Citadel’s culture. They guide every decision we make. They inspire us to challenge the accepted, achieve the exceptional, and do business responsibly, honestly and with a steadfast commitment to integrity. Citadel’s core values include professionalism, integrity, and excellence.

Growth

Citadel is dedicated to fully developing our businesses as well as our human capital. That commitment has enabled us to create unique market opportunities and open paths within the firm for individuals who possess the initiative to learn new skills.

Learning

Citadel is a dynamic learning environment. We foster a culture of ongoing professional development by providing a series of opportunities to work on new projects and participate in expert-led seminars. We work to increase our capabilities at every level of the organization.

Teamwork

At Citadel, teamwork is one of our chief competitive advantages. Our success starts with teams pooling resources and brainpower. That collaboration allows us to innovate and execute with unmatched leanness and agility.

In addition to a highly competitive benefits package, Citadel is committed to simplifying its team members’ daily routines by providing on-site amenities. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• Medical & Dental Plan
• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) with company match)
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Travel Insurance
• Educational Reimbursement
• Transit Benefits
• On-site Professional Development Seminars
• Access to exercise facilities
• Back-up childcare

We attract seasoned professionals across diverse disciplines - from physics, mathematics, and computer science to accounting, economics, and finance. Our people have deep expertise and a commitment to contribute to finance and technology on a global scale.

We hire into trading, fundamental research, technology, quantitative research, and a wide variety of operations roles. Citadel offers a collaborative and exciting environment for all candidates in the following areas:

Asset Management Investment Strategies

Research, quantitative analysis and technology govern our multi-pronged strategy to investing across the world’s major markets. Citadel’s investment strategies include equities, global fixed income & macro, energy, and credit.

Global Equities Associate Track

The Global Equities Associate Track is a career path for developing Citadel’s next generation of Global Equities analysts. Over a period of two to four years, Associates learn the fundamentals of equity investing, trading, portfolio construction, and risk management while employing their market-modeling, valuation and interpersonal skills. Global Equities Associate roles are available in Chicago and occasionally in our offices in London, New York and San Francisco.

Operations, Legal, Compliance, Finance and Human Capital

Citadel’s speed and decisiveness are the products of collaboration across our operation. The Operations teams serve as the backbone of the organization, providing critical support and oversight that are integral to the firm’s success.

Citadel Execution Services (CES)

In less than a decade, Citadel Execution Services (CES) has become a leading equity market maker and options smart router for retail broker-dealers1, executing approximately 7 percent of U.S. listed equity option volume and 4 percent of U.S. equity volume.

We are a strategic investor in U.S. and pan-European exchanges. In the U.S., we are an equity market maker in approximately 7,700 NASDAQ, NYSE, NYSE Arca, and NYSE Alternext securities.  In addition, we route orders in nearly every U.S.-listed equity and index options to all nine U.S. options exchanges.

1Citadel Securities LLC is a member of FINRA & SIPC

Information Technology

Our best-in-class IT infrastructure is central to the execution of our business ideas. From optimizing trading processes to inventing new ones, we provide rewarding opportunities for talented individuals looking to work on the industry’s most engaging technological challenges.

Institutional Markets

Intelligence, decisiveness and speed distinguish Citadel’s sales and trading teams. When combined with our cutting-edge technology and access to multiple sources of liquidity, our Institutional Markets teams’ abilities give Citadel a significant advantage in addressing a wide variety of client needs.

Along with classroom-based opportunities, a significant amount of training takes place on the job, where the immediate application of principles enables new graduates to quickly extend their skills and take on new responsibilities.

Citadel offers an exciting and challenging environment for undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. candidates in the following roles:

Investment & Trading Associates

Investment and Trading Associates learn how to manage risk and identify opportunities to deploy capital. Knowledge of investments and financial markets is preferred, with a degree in finance, economics, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, or computer science. Previous undergraduate internship experience at a financial services institution is also desirable.

Financial Technology Associates

Financial Technology Associates learn how to build and manage systems that further our competitive advantage. Candidates must demonstrate a thorough understanding of and experience with software development, object-oriented design techniques and methodology, and be pursuing a degree in either engineering or computer science.

Institutional Markets Associates

Institutional Markets offers new graduates exposure to a diversified platform by working with market-leading technology alongside industry-leading professionals in multiple product lines. Candidates must have the ability to conduct quick computation and analysis as required by changing market conditions, be conversant with new technologies, possess critical-thinking skills, and have the ability to make decisions thoughtfully and quickly.

Quantitative Researchers

Citadel hires Ph.D.-level graduates, ABDs, and junior faculty to help conceptualize valuation strategies, develop and improve upon mathematical models, and translate algorithms into code. Graduate-level training in economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, physics, statistics or a related field is required. Strong coding abilities, mathematical and statistical modeling skills, and financial intuition, are all important attributes in generating research that can lead to trading decisions.

Summer Internship Program

The Summer Internship Program welcomes students determined to play a major role in the world of finance. The Citadel Internship positions exceptional students for a successful career with one of the most entrepreneurial financial institutions in the world. Internship projects are tied directly to current business needs and are customized to each intern. We provide opportunities to get to know your peers, serve our community, and develop your leadership and presentation skills.

If you share our drive and passion, our platform is one of the best places to launch your career. Please join us on your campus.

We welcome electronic applications via your university career services office. They will have additional information regarding Citadel events and recruiting dates. If you don’t see your school listed, please send the following information to Citadel’s Campus Recruiting Team.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating cumulative and major GPAs
• Standardized test scores (SAT/ACT or equivalent)

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We welcome electronic applications via your university career services office. They will have information regarding Citadel events and recruiting dates on your campus. If we do not recruit on campus at your university, please send the following information to Citadel’s College Recruiting Team.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating cumulative and major GPAs
• Standardized test scores (SAT/ACT or equivalent)

Please address your correspondence to:

Global Recruiting
Citadel LLC
131 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603 USA

Undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. Candidates:
campusrecruiting@citadelgroup.com

Experienced Hire Candidates:
exprecruiting@citadelgroup.com

Citadel LLC does not accept unsolicited résumés from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited résumé will become the property of Citadel LLC. If you are a preferred vendor, please contact the appropriate recruiter directly.