Senior Market Abuse Compliance Lead

Bitvavo; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitvavo is seeking a Senior Market Abuse Compliance Officer in Amsterdam to own the market abuse surveillance framework and lead investigations from alert to closure under MAR, MiFID II/MiFIR and RTS 22 rules.

You will partner with Trading, Legal, Risk and Product to implement practical controls, policies and reporting for regulatory compliance, while representing the firm in regulator interactions and ensuring robust governance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of compliance/surveillance experience focused on market abuse in a MiFID II-regulated company.
• Deep, practical knowledge of MAR, MiFID II/MiFIR and RTS 22 transaction reporting; MiCAR knowledge desirable.
• Hands-on experience running or overseeing trade surveillance and leading investigations from alert to closure.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills to build clear, defendable narratives from complex data.
• Experience contributing to compliance policies and surveillance logic.
• Comfortable engaging regulators and senior stakeholders under time pressure.
• Excellent written reporting and management information skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the market abuse surveillance framework across MAR, MiFID II/MiFIR and MiCAR.
• Lead investigations of surveillance alerts, assess orders/transactions, and file STORs as required.
• Drive cross-functional projects with autonomy and accountability (surveillance tuning, reporting quality checks).
• Help design policies, insider list management, and monitoring controls to improve compliance outcomes.
• Collaborate with Trading, Legal, Risk and Product on compliance initiatives.
• Prepare management information on market abuse risk for senior leaders and Board.
• Represent the firm in regulator interactions including inspections and information requests.

Skills

Market abuse surveillance

MiFID II/MiFIR

Regulatory investigations

STOR reporting

Regulatory liaison

Data analysis

Tools

Surveillance systems

Job description

Bitvavo is seeking a Senior Market Abuse Compliance Officer in Amsterdam to own the market abuse surveillance framework and lead investigations from alert to closure under MAR, MiFID II/MiFIR and RTS 22 rules.

You will partner with Trading, Legal, Risk and Product to implement practical controls, policies and reporting for regulatory compliance, while representing the firm in regulator interactions and ensuring robust governance.