Surveillance Analyst

Jane Street; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm located in London is looking for a Surveillance Analyst to join its Legal and Compliance team. This role offers an opportunity to engage with global trading regulations while monitoring trading activity for compliance. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree, 1-5 years of experience in compliance or surveillance, and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include reviewing surveillance alerts, liaising with trading staff, and contributing to system design to improve compliance processes.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of compliance and/or surveillance experience in financial services preferred.
• Proactive, curious, and organized approach to work.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage surveillance alerts.
• Liaise with front office Trading and Technology staff regarding alerts.
• Maintain and review surveillance alert parameters.
• Contribute to design and development of surveillance systems.
• Analyze data and create management information on alerts.
• Maintain policies and procedures related to compliance and surveillance.
• Develop improvements for the Surveillance team's processes.

Skills

Compliance experience

Surveillance experience

Proactive

Organised

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Excel proficiency

Understanding of Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

Understanding of MiFID II

SQL experience

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

About the position

We are looking for a Surveillance Analyst to join Jane Street's London Legal and Compliance team. This role is an opportunity to gain exposure to various aspects of global trading and international regulations. You will closely monitor Jane Street's trading activity to detect any potentially manipulative or problematic behaviours. Our regulatory landscape is complex and evolving, and you will ensure we remain in compliance by investigating any potential issues and documenting findings as appropriate. As our firm continues to grow, you'll work closely with our broader Legal and Compliance team (along with Trading, Operations and others) to ensure that we maintain a deep commitment to regulatory protocol and continue to meet our high standards across the firm.

Additional responsibilities

• Reviewing and managing surveillance alerts
• Liaising with front office Trading and Technology staff in relation to surveillance alerts
• Maintaining and reviewing surveillance alert parameters
• Contributing to the design and development of surveillance systems
• Analysing data and creating management information in relation to surveillance alerts
• Contributing to and maintaining Jane Street policies and procedures in relation to compliance and surveillance
• Developing improvements to the efficiency of the Surveillance team's processes

About you

• Have an undergraduate degree; 1-5 years of compliance and/or surveillance experience in financial services is preferred
• Proactive, curious, organised and detail-oriented
• Able to manage competing priorities in a challenging and fast-paced environment
• Have excellent people and communication skills; you are comfortable interacting with members of several different teams across the firm
• Willing to learn from mistakes and accept constructive criticism
• Can easily navigate Excel and love to find better ways to process data
• Understanding Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and MiFID II is preferred
• Having experience with SQL is a plus
• Fluent in English

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