Trading Surveillance Analyst

Davinciderivatives; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Fresh meals provided

Social events

Travel reimbursements

In-house game room

Expat support

Job summary

Da Vinci, a proprietary trading firm in Amsterdam, is seeking a Trading Surveillance Analyst to join the compliance team. You will monitor and escalate trading activity, investigate alerts, and help calibrate surveillance rules in a fast-paced environment across equities, derivatives and digital assets.

You will work with SQL/Python and Excel, analyze large data sets, support regulatory requests and audits, and help deliver compliant reporting. Fluent English is required; Dutch is a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in law, finance, economics or related field.
• 2-5 years of compliance or regulatory experience.
• Experience with large volumes of trading data.
• Proficiency with MS Excel; basic SQL and Python for data analysis.
• Interest in financial markets and market structure.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented mindset.
• Proactive and ownership mindset.
• English fluency; Dutch a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing monitoring and surveillance of trading activity to identify, assess and escalate potential compliance risks.
• Investigate and document alerts generated by surveillance systems and help refine and calibrate surveillance rules and thresholds.
• Build out and improve our surveillance stack, combining third-party tools with in-house developed systems.
• Support the wider compliance team on regulatory requests, audits, inspections and internal reviews.
• Help prepare compliance reporting and management information.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Excel

Financial markets affinity

Education

University degree in finance/economics/law

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel

Job description

Da Vinci is a unique proprietary trading firm specializing in market making, volatility trading and arbitrage across major global exchanges. Leveraging cutting-edge, in-house developed strategies, we identify market opportunities while providing liquidity and enhancing market efficiency.

We are currently looking for a Trading Surveillance Analyst to join our compliance team. This compliance role has a particular focus on monitoring and surveillance activities. You will work closely with the wider compliance team and business stakeholders in a high-performance trading environment, across both traditional finance (such as stocks and derivatives) and digital assets. This role is well suited to someone at the start of their compliance career who wants broad exposure to the function. The role is based in our Amsterdam office.

Da Vinci offers a dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing monitoring and surveillance of trading activity to identify, assess and escalation potential compliance risks.
• Investigate and document alerts generated by surveillance systems and help refine and calibrate surveillance rules and thresholds.
• Build out and improve our surveillance stack, combining third-party tools with in-house developed systems.
• Support the wider compliance team on day-to-day tasks, including regulatory requests, audits, inspections and internal reviews.
• Help prepare compliance reporting and management information.

Requirements

• A university degree, preferably in law, finance, economics or a related field.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience in a compliance, regulatory or a related quantitative role.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of trading and system data.
• Proficient with MS Office, in particular Excel. Basic SQL and/or Python for data analysis is a plus, as is a willingness to learn.
• Demonstrable affinity with financial markets and a genuine interest in how trading and market structure work.
• Strong analytical skills, with an eye for detail.
• A proactive, curious mindset and willingness to take ownership.
• Comfortable working in a technology-driven trading environment.
• An interest in AI and new technology is a strong plus.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• An opportunity to work beside the best in the field.
• Total package ranging between EUR 60k - 90k (based on experience).
• A relocation package when moving from abroad, including a relocation budget, flight coverage, house-finding service and expat support.
• Fresh breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by our in-house chef.
• Social events and after-work drinks.
• Reimbursement of travel costs to and from the office.
• In-house game room (pool table, board games and console games).