Trade Surveillance Trainee: Detect & Investigate Trades

Societe Generale; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale APAC in Hong Kong is seeking a Trade Surveillance Trainee to join the Capital Market Surveillance (CMS) team. You will assist in real-time monitoring, conduct preliminary investigations, and support reporting and data reconciliation to help safeguard market integrity.

This role offers exposure to trade and communications surveillance, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with senior colleagues across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Data Management or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Foundational knowledge of trading practices and financial instruments.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, including VBA/macros.

Responsibilities

• Assist in real-time monitoring of trading transactions to identify potential market abuse or suspicious activities.
• Conduct preliminary investigations into flagged trades and document findings for stakeholders.
• Utilize trade surveillance tools to analyze patterns and identify insider dealing, ramping, wash trading, and spoofing.
• Collaborate with senior compliance officers to address identified issues and participate in discussions.
• Maintain accurate records of surveillance activities and investigations per policies and regulations.
• Propose enhancements to CMS monitoring processes and surveillance controls.
• Support the delivery of daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reports on trading activity and findings.
• Assist in data management and reconciliation related to trade surveillance.
• Take ownership of reporting and monitoring tools for timely insights.
• Engage in transversal projects to improve information sharing across the business unit.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

English fluency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Data Management or related field

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

VBA/macros

Job description

Societe Generale APAC in Hong Kong is seeking a Trade Surveillance Trainee to join the Capital Market Surveillance (CMS) team. You will assist in real-time monitoring, conduct preliminary investigations, and support reporting and data reconciliation to help safeguard market integrity.

This role offers exposure to trade and communications surveillance, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with senior colleagues across regions.