Citadel, a diversified financial services firm, employs roughly 3,650 people worldwide. Recent staffing records show 466 new hires against 206 departures, indicating net expansion and continued investment in talent across the organization.
Engineering represents the largest share of headcount at about 1,312 professionals, underscoring the firm’s technology-driven approach to trading and investment. Finance and Administration follows with 728 employees, while Business Management, Banking & Wealth Management, and Operations collectively account for more than 700 team members. Marketing & Product, Sales & Support, Human Resources, and Information Technology each maintain substantial specialist groups, and a further 263 employees span additional niche functions. The balanced spread across 19 departments highlights Citadel’s emphasis on both core investment activities and the support infrastructure required for a global platform.
Citadel’s largest employee base is in New York with approximately 1,338 staff, reflecting the city’s prominence in global finance. Chicago hosts around 442 employees and serves as another major operational center, while London anchors the firm’s European presence with 353 professionals. Additional hubs in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Austin, Boston, and other regions collectively employ several hundred more, illustrating a broad geographic footprint designed to access markets and talent worldwide.