Market Abuse Case Officer Equity Manipulation Team

Financial Conduct Authority; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body in the UK is seeking a Market Abuse Case Officer to conduct investigations into potential market manipulation. This role involves analyzing trading patterns and enhancing surveillance systems while engaging with financial market participants. Ideal candidates will have experience in market abuse monitoring and tools like Python and Tableau. The position offers a hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and a non-contributory pension plan.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

Hybrid working – up to 60% of time from home

Private healthcare with Bupa

Non-contributory pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in market abuse monitoring and investigations in financial services.
• Familiarity with big-data tools and trade surveillance systems.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trade surveillance activities for potential market manipulation.
• Lead investigations into trading patterns and liaise with market participants.
• Enhance surveillance systems aligned with market abuse risks.

Skills

Market abuse monitoring

Surveillance and investigations

Microsoft Excel

Trade surveillance systems

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Self-starter

Programming knowledge

Tools

Python

Tableau

Job description

Market Abuse Case Officer

Department – SMO | Division – EMO | Team – Equity Manipulation Team (EMT)

Salary – National (Edinburgh and Leeds): £52,400‑£65,500; London: £57,700‑£72,000 per annum (subject to skills and experience).

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

What will you be doing

• Conduct trade surveillance activities, including reviewing alerts, STORs and other indicators of potential market manipulation.
• Lead in‑depth investigations into potential manipulation, analysing trading patterns, liaising with market participants and making escalation recommendations.
• Enhance surveillance systems by working with developers and in‑house tech teams to align with evolving market abuse risks.
• Provide expertise on financial markets and support evidence gathering for triage and enforcement investigations.

Benefits of the role

• Unique opportunity to influence the FCA’s approach to equity market manipulation and contribute to market integrity.
• Develop technical and investigative skills using a wide range of tools and data sources.
• Exposure to diverse and complex equity manipulation cases with scope for strategic and technical contributions.
• Hands‑on experience analysing suspicious behaviours using consolidated order book and transaction reporting data.
• Opportunities to build and share professional expertise internally and with external regulatory peers.
• Potential to act as an investigator in formal enforcement investigations.

Which skills are required

• Demonstrable professional experience of market abuse monitoring, surveillance and investigations within financial services or with a regulator and/or exposure to financial markets, particularly equities and equity derivatives.
• Prior experience of using big‑data tools such as Microsoft Excel and other internal big‑data applications.
• Proven experience in using trade surveillance systems.
• Knowledge of the market abuse legislative framework.
• Critical thinking and judgement with the ability to make logical and consistent decisions.
• Strong teamwork sense and ability to engage effectively and constructively with colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex trading analysis and concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Self‑starter, flexibility and drive to deliver excellent outcomes.
• Detailed understanding of the specific vulnerabilities of equity markets to manipulation.
• Programming knowledge is a plus – experience with python‑based applications and visualisation tools such as Tableau.

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and cultivate a culture that respects individual strengths, views and experiences. We support a healthy work‑life balance through employee resource groups and a diversity ambition.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working – up to 60 % of time from home.
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• Non‑contributory pension – at least 8 % of basic salary each month, increasing to 12 % once age 35.
• Life assurance of eight times basic salary.
• Income protection.
• Competitive flexible benefits scheme to tailor a package to your lifestyle.

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring an accessible application process. If you have an accessibility need or disability, please contact your recruiter for adjustments.

Useful Information and Timeline

• Advert closing date: 26 Oct.
• CV review/shortlist: 27‑28 Oct.
• Case study assessment and video interview: around 3 Nov.

Contact

For questions, contact Raimonda Stankute at [e-mail]

Applications must be submitted through the online portal only.