Manager Surveillance

ADGM; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial regulatory authority in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Manager for their Markets Department. This role focuses on monitoring trading activities in Spot Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Derivatives. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in market surveillance or related fields, be fluent in English, and possess a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline. The position involves managing surveillance alerts and collaborating with different stakeholders, contributing to a progressive financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in market surveillance or related fields.
• Fluency in business English is a must.
• Experience in fast-paced operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading activity for Spot Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Derivatives.
• Manage real-time market surveillance alerts and investigations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders like exchanges and vendors.

Skills

Market surveillance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Accounting, Economics, Law or related discipline

Job description

The FSRA is responsible for the regulation of Financial Services activities in the ADGM.

The Supervision & Markets Division consists of the Supervision Division (Supervision) and the Markets Division (Markets). This Manager role is within the Markets Department.

Covering Financial Instruments, Virtual Assets and Spot Commodities, Markets authorises and supervises Market Infrastructures (being Recognised Investment Exchanges, Recognised Clearing Houses, MTFs, OTFs and Securities settlement facilities), Remote Bodies, Remote Members, Issuers, Reporting Entities and Benchmark Providers (together ‘Markets Firms’). It is also responsible for the development and oversight of the offering, listing, trading, settlement, clearing and surveillance regimes, that are benchmarked to international regulatory standards.

The Manager role is a key member of the Markets (Surveillance) team, with accountability for the monitoring and supervision of trading activity (with this role being focussed on Spot Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Derivatives) undertaken on Recognised Investment Exchanges and MTFs within ADGM, ensuring that such activity is fair and orderly. This role will be focussed on surveillance alert investigations and management, supporting the wider operations of the Surveillance Team.

The Role reports into the Senior Manager – Markets (Surveillance) and is expected to support and work closely with other colleagues within Markets and across FSRA (particularly Market Supervision colleagues) and ADGM (including ADGM IT).

Operational responsibilities

• Manage real time / end of day market monitoring, ensuring that Surveillance alerts are coded accurately within set timeframes, and with comprehensive recording of decisions.
• Identify, investigate, manage and elevate potential Market Abuse matters (including for insider trading or market manipulation).
• Ensure the market is monitored for instances where the market may not be fully informed (working, for example, with FSRA Listing Authority colleagues).
• Ensure Surveillance takes a proactive approach to ensure issues are escalated in a timely and professional manner.
• Engage, and support the Senior Manager, in servicing a diverse range of stakeholders including exchanges/trading platforms, Market Participants, and data/system vendors.
• Assist with maintaining core systems including issue resolution, scheduled maintenance, upgrades and technical issues.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams (including on market supervision matters).
• Monitor and update operational procedures and risk controls.
• Perform testing and maintenance of test environments as required.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly and annual reporting by Markets.
• Assist in various technology implementation projects across the FSRA as required.
• Keep up to date and advise Line Management on changes to the regulations and policy that will impact Markets functions.
• Deliver on additional tasks that may be delegated from Line Management.
• Adherence to all internal policies, rules and behaviours

Strategic responsibilities

• Continuously improve Markets, and Surveillance, practices to ensure that ADGM takes a leading role in market surveillance, Derivative, Virtual Asset and related capital market developments.
• Pro-actively engage with ADGM, regional and international market participants and other stakeholders

Information Security related

• Understand, adopt, adhere and practice responsibilities or controls as per ADGM Information Security policy and as per best practices explained in the induction and awareness sessions.
• Confidentiality, Integrity and availability of the ADGM Information shall be maintained at all times i.e. within as well as outside ADGM.

Education

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree.
• Professionally qualified in one of the following disciplines; Finance, Banking, Accounting, Economics, Law or a related discipline.

Work Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in the same field.
• Experience working within a market surveillance team, across Virtual Asset and Derivative markets.
• Experience in a fast paced deadline driven operational environment.
• Proven ability to work with IT vendors, and internal IT staff and systems.
• Understanding of Market Infrastructures (exchanges, clearing houses and trading platforms), including knowledge in the operation of such infrastructures (locally and internationally).
• Fluent in business English.

Desirable

• Prior experience in establishment, testing and maintenance of surveillance systems.
• Experience in supervising exchanges and other trading platforms.
• Knowledge of the FSRA Market Infrastructure Rulebook (MIR), Markets Rulebook (MKT) and Code of Market Conduct (CMC).
• Experience in dealing with local/international regulatory bodies.
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated project management, planning, organisation and analytical skills.
• Experience in FIX Feed development, requirements and management.
• Proficient in Arabic or other language(s) and understanding of the Arabic culture.

The FSRA was established to advocate a progressive financial services environment and uphold the integrity of ADGM. The FSRA’s policies are aligned with internationally recognised standards and ensure that financial entities operate with certainty, market participants thrive in an equal level-playing environment, and the interests of investors are safeguarded.