Control Room Officer

Insight Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Control Room Analyst in London for a 12-month contract, 5 days onsite. The role focuses on monitoring market activity, regulatory risk, and compliance using SQL and Python.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial services compliance, strong data analysis skills, and excellent stakeholder management to support risk management and tooling improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working in a Control Room, Compliance, Risk, or Regulatory environment within financial services.
• In-depth understanding of financial market regulations and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to analyse large volumes of data and make risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate real-time compliance and market activity alerts.
• Analyse position and transaction data using SQL and Python.
• Assess regulatory obligations related to disclosure requirements, wall crossings, and position limits.
• Escalate and document potential compliance risks where required.
• Partner with technology and engineering teams to improve monitoring processes and internal reporting tools.
• Maintain and enhance scripts used for compliance and risk monitoring.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and optimisation of Control Room operations and workflows.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Insight Global are seeking a Control Room Analyst for a leading global investment management and financial services organisation.

This position requires 5 days onsite in London for a 12-month contract (Inside IR35) with possibility for extensions.

The Control Room Analyst plays a key role in monitoring market activity, assessing regulatory risk, and ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements. This is a highly technical and analytical position, combining regulatory expertise with hands-on data analysis using SQL and Python. The successful candidate will investigate real-time alerts, validate positions, support risk management activities, and work closely with technology teams to enhance compliance tooling and reporting capabilities.

Must-Have Requirements Include:

• Strong experience working in a Control Room, Compliance, Risk, or Regulatory environment within financial services
• In-depth understanding of financial market regulations and compliance frameworks
• Ability to analyse large volumes of data and make risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Plusses Include:

• Experience supporting compliance or surveillance platforms
• Knowledge of position and concentration reporting processes
• Experience collaborating with engineering or development teams to enhance internal tools
• Background working within hedge funds, asset management, investment banking, or trading environments
• Experience developing or maintaining automated compliance workflows and scripts

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and investigate real-time compliance and market activity alerts
• Analyse position and transaction data using SQL and Python
• Assess regulatory obligations related to disclosure requirements, wall crossings, and position limits
• Escalate and document potential compliance risks where required
• Partner with technology and engineering teams to improve monitoring processes and internal reporting tools
• Maintain and enhance scripts used for compliance and risk monitoring
• Contribute to the ongoing development and optimisation of Control Room operations and workflows