Compliance Officer

Schonfeld; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schonfeld is seeking an exceptional Trading and Systematic Advisory Compliance Officer to join our London office. You will be subject matter expert for regulations applying to market infrastructure, investment and trading across asset classes, with focus on systematic, Delta 1, index, and macro strategies, engaging with trading operations and relationships that drive these lines.

The role requires familiarity with non-equity market mechanics, trading venue rules, and relationships with business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5-7 years' experience preferably in a multi-manager firm covering systematic trading or similar strategies.
• Knowledge of market structures, products, quantitative methods, models, and data analysis techniques.
• Highly self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Able to manage a diverse workload in a fast-paced environment and communicate clearly.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact and manage key relationships with business line partners for Compliance.
• Providing compliance advice and training to investment personnel; including managing live trading queries and timely risk-based responses.
• Engage in review and input into approval for new instruments, products, strategies, technology, models, venues, and activities.
• Act as compliance SME for relevant business change initiatives including acquisitions of new teams.
• Escalation line for program monitoring, testing, risk assessments, trade surveillance, and control evaluations.
• First line for exchange and regulator queries related to market activity.
• Support and preparation for formal examinations.
• Track and lead regulatory change initiatives related to market structure and investment regulatory changes.
• Control-room support including wall crosses, market soundings, MNPI oversight.
• Support the wider Global Markets Advisory team and Compliance department as needed.

Skills

Market structure knowledge

Quantitative methods

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Role

We are seeking to hire an exceptional Trading and Systematic Advisory Compliance Officer to join our global compliance team in our London office. You will act as subject matter expert for regulations that apply to the market infrastructure, and investment and trading elements of Schonfeld's business lines. This role will have a primary focus on systematic, Delta 1, index, and macro strategies, with deep engagement in the trading operations and relationships that drive these business lines. You will need to be familiar with non-equity market mechanics, including trading venue rules and operations across asset classes such as futures, fixed income, credit, rates, FX, commodities, volatility, and equity index derivatives. Additionally, you will support systematic trading strategies, quantitative models, and the associated technology stacks that power Delta 1, index arbitrage, and macro trading desks. This position requires flexibility to support the wider compliance department with activities outside of the listed responsibilities.

What you’ll do

• Act as point of contact and manage key relationships with business line partners for Compliance.
• Providing compliance advice and training to investment personnel on their activities; including managing the flow of live trading queries and responding in a timely risk-based fashion.
• Engage in the review of, and input into the approval for new investment instruments, products, strategies, technology, models, trading venues, and trading activities.
• Act as compliance SME as needed for relevant business change initiatives including the acquisition of new teams.
• Act as an escalation line for compliance program monitoring, testing, risk assessments, trade surveillance, and control evaluations connected to your coverage area.
• Act as first line for exchange and regulator queries related to market activity.
• Support and preparation of your business coverage for formal examinations
• Track and lead regulatory change initiatives connected to relevant market structure and investment related regulatory change.
• Control room support including wall crosses, market soundings, MNPI and confidential information control.
• Support the wider Global Markets Advisory team and Compliance department as needed.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5-7 years' experience preferably in a multi-manager firm covering systematic trading or similar strategies.
• Practical knowledge and experience of market structures, products, quantitative methods, models, and data analysis techniques.
• Highly self-motivated, organized, and attentive to detail.
• Capable of managing a diverse workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced corporate environment. Structured, methodical, and consistent in execution.
• Adaptable and open to change, a natural problem solver and lateral thinker.
• Calm and concise communicator, collaborative and able to engage well with staff of varying roles and seniority.
• Firm and team first in thinking.

We’d love if you had:

• Familiarity of using various AI elements
• Some coding capability

Who we are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas-at all levels-to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.