Senior Manager, Equities Surveillance

HSBC; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Senior Manager for their Equities Surveillance team in London. This role is crucial for enhancing surveillance controls to detect market abuse and misconduct within the bank's Equities business. The successful candidate will have strong equity product knowledge, experience in compliance or surveillance, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package, including private healthcare and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Enhanced Maternity and Adoption Pay

Contributory Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong equity product knowledge in financial markets is essential.
• Prior experience in Trading Surveillance or Compliance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise trade surveillance controls.
• Conduct investigations into potential market abuse.
• Support timely responses to regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Role Purpose
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our Global Markets Surveillance team as a Senior Manager, Equities Surveillance. This role is critical in maintaining and enhancing surveillance controls to detect market abuse and misconduct risks within the bank’s Equities business in the UK.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Maintain, operate, and optimise trade, audio and e-communication surveillance controls.
• Conduct high-quality, intelligence-led investigations into potential market abuse or misconduct.
• Provide subject matter expertise on surveillance tools and equity products.
• Contribute to the Market Abuse Risk Assessment (MARA) process.
• Support timely responses to regulatory, management, and business inquiries, including ad-hoc investigations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on market abuse, conduct, and unauthorised trading risks in Equities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Front Office, Compliance, and Control Office teams.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Strong equity product knowledge within financial markets/investment banking and regulatory requirements is essential.
• Prior experience in a Trading Surveillance, Compliance, Financial Crime, Product Control, or Middle Office role in Equities is preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Good time management and prioritisation abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex investigations, especially to senior stakeholders.
• Co-operative team-player with solid interpersonal skills.

The role is based in London, UK, with a hybrid working model.

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