Trade Surveillance Lead

HSBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Trade Surveillance Lead responsible for overseeing global Trade Surveillance activities. The role involves collaboration with regional teams and ensuring compliance with Market Abuse Risk Assessment standards. Ideal candidates should possess significant surveillance experience and have a detail-oriented mindset. This position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Thorough experience in Surveillance with understanding of trade and e-comms surveillance.
• Strong ability to analyse and assess complex issues.
• A proactive and detail-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Review global coverage requirements from a Market Abuse Risk Assessment perspective.
• Work closely with regional surveillance heads and product teams.
• Collaborate to ensure consistent global standards.

Skills

Surveillance experience

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of Market Conduct and Abuse

Job description

Some careers open more doors than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward‑looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. Already an industry‑leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes.

The Trade Surveillance Lead is responsible for Trade Surveillance activities globally. The role holder will work closely with RC and NFR stakeholders to ensure that the Market Abuse Risk Assessment (MARA) methodology is being adhered to in accordance with the standards set out by the oversight team, on both an annualised and trigger event perspective. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail ensuring feedback from surveillance alert disposition teams to the regional technical officers (or other conduits) are appropriately captured and actioned by the central surveillance capability teams.

As an HSBC 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:

• Review global coverage requirements from a Market Abuse Risk Assessment perspective to ensure consistency of approach and outcomes
• Work closely with both the regional surveillance heads and the surveillance product teams to ensure that all trade surveillance requirements are captured.
• Collaborate with regional surveillance heads to ensure consistent global standards, effective alert disposition, and timely escalation of this.
• Assist in the evolution of surveillance technology by partnering with Product, IT, and data management reams to enhance systems and analytics.
• Maintains and observe all HSBC control standards and implement and observe the Group Compliance Policy, including the timely implementation of recommendations made by internal/external auditors and external regulators.
• Take a proactive and structured approach during governance forums.

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

• Thorough experience in Surveillance with a strong understanding of both trae and e‑comms surveillance.

• Strong ability to analyse and assess complex issues and implement practical solutions.
• A proactive and detail‑oriented mindset, ensuring that surveillance processes and controls remain robust and effective.
• Clear understanding of Market Conduct and Abuse.

This role is based in London on a hybrid working basis.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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