Surveillance Officer
Surveillance Officer
A leading global financial markets participant is looking to hire a Surveillance Officer in either London or Amsterdam with 2-6 years of experience to join their European compliance function.
This role sits at the intersection of regulation, data, and trading activity, offering exposure across multiple asset classes and a highly analytical environment. You will play a key role in strengthening and evolving the firm's market abuse surveillance framework.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for monitoring trading activity and investigating potential market abuse, while also contributing to the ongoing development of surveillance capabilities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Monitoring and reviewing trade and electronic communications alerts across global markets
- Conducting end-to-end investigations into potential market abuse (e.g. insider trading, manipulation)
- Escalating suspicious activity and supporting regulatory queries
- Analysing alert data to improve calibration and detection quality
- Supporting the design and enhancement of surveillance scenarios and models
- Performing testing (UAT) for new surveillance tools and configurations
- Automating and improving surveillance processes using data-driven approaches
- Producing clear, audit-ready documentation in line with regulatory standards
This role combines both hands-on investigation work and analytical / technical development, making it ideal for candidates looking to move beyond pure BAU surveillance.
Requirements
Core experience:
- 2-6 years' experience in trade surveillance, compliance, or market abuse monitoring
- Proven exposure to alert review, investigations, and escalation processes
- Strong understanding of market abuse regulations (e.g. MAR)
Technical skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and SQL for data analysis and investigation support
- Experience working with large datasets and identifying patterns / anomalies
- Exposure to data visualisation or workflow automation is advantageous
Background:
- Experience within a bank, trading firm, broker, or market infrastructure
- Good understanding of financial products (equities, derivatives, FX or fixed income preferred)
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