Job Description

Key Responsibilities

? Conduct daily review, investigation, and timely resolution of market surveillance

alerts (including electronic communications review), ensuring appropriate

escalation, documentation, and closure in line with internal policies and

regulatory expectations.

? Handle exchange and regulatory queries relating to order and trading activity,

including data analysis, preparation of responses, and coordination with internal

stakeholders.

? Perform in-depth analysis of trading behaviour to identifying potential market

abuse risks including, spoofing, layering, wash trades, and other anomalous

patterns.

? Lead and support surveillance alert calibration and tuning, ensuring thresholds

remain effective, proportionate, and aligned with evolving trading activity and

regulatory standards.

? Take ownership of surveillance system implementation for new exchanges,

working closely with vendors, IT, and Compliance to ensure accurate risk

assessment, mapping and testing.

? Maintain high-quality audit trails, management information, and reporting for

internal governance and regulatory inspections.

? Act as a subject-matter expert within the Compliance team, providing guidance

and support as required.

Required Experience & Skills

? Proven experience in market surveillance, compliance monitoring, or market

abuse investigations within an FCA-regulated commodity derivatives

environment.

? Strong understanding of market abuse regulations (MAR), FCA rules and

expectations, and relevant exchange rulebooks.

? Hands-on experience with market surveillance systems and alert

management tools.

? Robust experience dealing directly with exchange queries, regulatory

requests, and audits.

? Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex trading data and

identify behavioural risks.

? Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to

produce clear, well-reasoned investigation summaries.

? Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple investigations

concurrently.

? Experience implementing or expanding surveillance coverage for new

exchanges or products.

? Familiarity with one of more of LME, ICE Futures Europe, SGX, CME

exchanges, or other major commodity derivatives trading venues.

? Exposure to surveillance model tuning, scenario design, rule calibration, and

market abuse risk assessment documentation.

? Review, draft, and enhance market surveillance policies, procedures, and risk

assessments, ensuring ongoing compliance with FCA rules, MAR, and exchange

requirements

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 70,000.00-100,000.00 per year

Experience:

Compliance experience in the financial industry: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:

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Work Location: In person