Trade Surveillance Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Oversee trading operations and surveillance notifications to detect potential market misconduct, including spoofing, layering, wash trades, front-running, insider trading, and overall market manipulation.

• Carry out investigations into questionable trading behaviors and compile comprehensive case documentation.

• Assess and resolve surveillance alerts produced by both internal and external monitoring systems.

• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Product, and Technology teams on surveillance issues and escalations.

• Generate regulatory reports and responses for exchanges, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders when necessary.

• Conduct regular reviews of surveillance scenarios, thresholds, and monitoring frameworks to improve efficiency.

• Examine trading behavior across spot, derivatives, and options products to identify new risks.

• Maintain management information systems (MIS), dashboards, and surveillance metrics for reporting purposes.

• Keep abreast of regulatory changes, exchange circulars, and industry best practices.

• Assist with audits, inspections, and compliance reviews pertaining to market surveillance activities.

• Lead automation and process enhancement initiatives to fortify the surveillance framework.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Law, or a related discipline.

• More than 5 years of experience in Trade Surveillance, Market Surveillance, Compliance Monitoring, or Market Abuse Investigations.

• Previous involvement with a Stock Broking firm, Capital Markets entity, Exchange, or Trading Platform is essential.

• In-depth knowledge of securities markets, derivatives, market conduct regulations, and surveillance techniques.

• Practical experience in investigating trading alerts and suspicious market activities.

• Familiarity with surveillance tools such as SMARTS, Actimize, Compass, or similar monitoring systems is preferred.

• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, exchange regulations, and frameworks for monitoring market abuse.

• Exceptional analytical, investigative, and report-writing abilities.

• Capability to independently oversee complex investigations and engage with senior stakeholders.

• Preferred Skills

• Experience in derivatives, futures, options, and leveraged trading products.

• Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Financial Crime, and Fraud Monitoring frameworks.

• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, data analytics, or surveillance reporting tools.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation.