Trade Surveillance Analyst

The role

This person will operate the trade surveillance programme end to end and oversee its design. They will conduct surveillance across various markets and financial products to safeguard the firm against reputational and financial risks.

What you will do

• Operate the firm's trade surveillance programme end to end.
• Triage and disposition alerts across asset classes.
• Escalate potential market abuse.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on compliance issues related to trade surveillance.
• Review scenario coverage, calibrate thresholds, and reduce false positives.
• Specify system changes for surveillance data and alerts.
• Monitor position disclosure thresholds, position alerts and position limits.
• Manage stakeholders including Global Markets Compliance, Compliance Tech, Trading and Investment, Operations, and Legal.
• Assist in preparing responses to regulatory agencies and exchanges.
• Operate and review post-trade controls.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field
• 3+ years of trade surveillance experience covering market abuse typologies across at multiple asset classes
• Strong knowledge of global financial regulations and compliance requirements
• Understanding of various financial products including Equities, Equity Derivatives and Fixed Income
• Demonstrable ownership of work beyond alert triage
• Proficiency with an established trade surveillance platform
• Strong knowledge of Excel and ability to manage large datasets
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environments
• Strong problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Query or scripting capability (for example SQL or Python) applied to monitoring or reporting
• Familiarity with AI tools and their application in a business setting
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CFE, or ACAMS
• Experience applying statistics in a business environment
• Experience in a global financial institution or regulatory body
• Knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools

Benefits

• Learning and educational offerings
• Opportunities to make an impact

About the company

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for its investors. They invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.