Trade Surveillance

Barclays; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Trade Surveillance AVP to maintain surveillance operations while supporting core activities and upcoming change initiatives. This role requires strong expertise in monitoring trading activities, stakeholder collaboration, and effective alert handling within a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Holiday pay

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in Trade Surveillance operations or project delivery.
• Familiarity with Fixed Income products is highly desirable.
• Hands-on alert resolution experience.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Trade Surveillance operations.
• Assist with onboarding of trade surveillance platforms.
• Engage with traders to investigate alerts.

Skills

Trade Surveillance

Fixed Income products

Alert resolution

Stakeholder engagement

System onboarding

Tools

Trading Hub

SMARTS

Actimize

Steeleye

KX

Job description

Job Title: Trade Surveillance AVP

Location: London (3 Days on site)

Contract: 6 Months

Overall Purpose of the Role

Barclays is seeking an AVP-level Trade Surveillance professional to support business-as-usual (BAU) operations and ongoing change programmes within the Trade Surveillance function. This role will play a key part in maintaining core surveillance activities while enabling the wider team to focus on two major H2 change initiatives: a remediation of data gaps and the implementation of a new fixed income surveillance platform ("Trading Hub").

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for Trade Surveillance operations, ensuring timely and accurate monitoring of trading activity.

• Assist in onboarding or enhancing trade surveillance platforms, particularly Trading Hub, or similar systems.

• Contribute to ongoing surveillance change programmes, including system optimisation, data remediation, and alert refinement.

• Review and investigate alerts, engaging directly with traders where necessary to ensure robust resolution.

• Collaborate with Compliance, Technology, and Front Office stakeholders to enhance surveillance effectiveness.

• Support the configuration and fine-tuning of surveillance tools to align with risk appetite and regulatory requirements.

Key Skills:

• Prior experience in Trade Surveillance operations or project delivery (BAU or system onboarding).

• Familiarity with Fixed Income products is highly desirable — either from a surveillance, compliance advisory, or trading background.

• Hands-on experience reviewing and resolving alerts, preferably end-to-end rather than basic spreadsheet tracking.

• Experience engaging with traders or performing investigations independently.

• Exposure to Trading Hub is a significant plus; experience with other tools such as SMARTS, Actimize, Steeleye, or KX is also valuable.

• Open to candidates from varied industry backgrounds, provided there is strong alignment to surveillance functions.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full-service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. These guide both how Barclays achieves results and how it works with colleagues, customers, and communities.

Diversity

Barclays is committed to fostering a culture where all colleagues feel they belong and can bring their full selves to work. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to how Barclays delivers excellence.

Hybrid Working

This role follows Barclays’ hybrid model: working 2 days onsite with remaining time remote. Working arrangements are regularly reviewed to ensure alignment with business needs.

Your Benefits

As a contractor through Randstad Sourceright, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits package including holiday pay, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and retail and lifestyle discounts.