Market Surveillance Analyst

Amana Information Services DMCC; Western Visayas; On-site; PHP 921,000 - 1,535,000; Full time

Job summary

Amana Information Services DMCC in Labuan, Malaysia is seeking a Market Surveillance Analyst to monitor trading activity, review alerts, and escalate market conduct risks.

You will work with Excel, SQL/Python and Power BI to extract, clean, and report data, supporting Compliance and Risk teams in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates have 1–4 years' analytical experience in financial services and a keen eye for detail; familiarity with market abuse risks is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years’ experience in analytical roles, preferably in financial services.
• Experience with monitoring, transaction review, or control-based activities.
• Comfortable working with data, alerts, and structured processes.
• Understanding of market abuse risks is a nice-to-have but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading activity to identify potential market conduct risks.
• Review alerts and transactions to detect unusual patterns or behaviours.
• Investigate suspicious activity and escalate risks in a timely, documented manner.
• Support regulatory reporting and documentation as required.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Product teams to improve monitoring processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Report generation

Attention to detail

Regulatory awareness

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Market Surveillance Analyst

Alternative Title: Compliance Analyst / Trade Surveillance Analyst

Location: Labuan, Malaysia
Reporting To: Nas Velianis, Chief Risk Officer
(with a planned transition to the Compliance Officer as the local function evolves)

Role Summary

We are seeking an analytical and detail-oriented individual to join our Compliance function as a Market Surveillance Analyst. This role will focus on the day-to-day monitoring and surveillance of trading activity, supporting the identification, review, and escalation of potential market conduct risks.

This is a hands-on position suited to an early- to mid-career professional with an interest in financial markets, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work with data. The role will support monitoring across equities and related products, helping ensure appropriate oversight of trading behaviour and regulatory compliance.

Key Analytical and Technical Skills

The candidate should have practical data and analytical skills to proactively monitor client activity and support the Compliance team in an evolving regulatory framework.

The candidate should have a sharp eye for detail to review risk indicators and help identify unusual client behavior, trading trends, or market anomalies.

The candidate should be able to:

• Use core data tools for analysis, including Excel for day-to-day work, with foundational experience in SQL and/or Python.
• Extract, clean, and manage client transaction data while adhering to strict data security and governance standards.
• Review risk indicators to identify unusual client behaviour, trading trends, and market anomalies.
• Produce clear, user-friendly reports and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, or similar reporting tools.
• Present findings in a structured way to help elevate potential risks to internal stakeholders, in line with Compliance specifications.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate should be able to transform these findings into clear, user-friendly reports and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, or similar reporting tools to help elevate risks to internal stakeholders. The type of reports, the analysis and monitoring to be performed and produced will be provided by the Compliance team.

1. Monitoring and Surveillance

• Monitor trading activity to identify potential market conduct risks.
• Review alerts and transactions to detect unusual patterns or behaviours.
• Investigate suspicious activity, anomalies, or outliers in client trading behaviour.
• Support the identification and escalation of risks, including:
• Insider trading
• Market manipulation, including price manipulation
• Inappropriate arbitrage activity

2. Risk and Compliance Support

• Support the operation of surveillance and monitoring frameworks.
• Assist in maintaining controls aligned with investment banking and capital markets activities.
• Escalate issues or suspicious activity in a timely, structured, and documented manner.

3. Product and Activity Oversight

• Provide support in relation to equities-related activities and transactions.
• Assist in reviewing corporate actions, such as stock splits, from a risk and compliance perspective.
• Work with internal teams to ensure activities align with regulatory expectations.

4. Regulatory and Operational Support

• Support regulatory reporting and documentation as required.
• Assist with internal audits and regulatory reviews.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of monitoring activities, findings, and escalations.

5. Collaboration

• Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and Product teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of business activities to support effective monitoring and surveillance.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of monitoring processes and controls.

Skills and Experience

• 1–4 years’ experience in a role requiring strong analytical thinking, data interpretation, and report generation, preferably within financial services.
• Experience with monitoring, transaction review, or control-based activities.
• Comfortable working with data, alerts, and structured processes.
• Understanding of market abuse risks, including insider trading and price manipulation is a nice to have but not a must.

Profile / Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong attention to detail.
• An analytical mindset and good judgement.
• Curiosity and an interest in financial markets.
• The ability to elevate appropriately and work within a regulated environment.
• A willingness to learn and develop professionally.