APAC Trade Surveillance Analyst - Hybrid, Global Exposure

Interactive Brokers; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grant

Excellent medical insurance

Annual leave

Hybrid work arrangement

Career progression

Global exposure

Job summary

Interactive Brokers in Singapore seeks a proactive professional to lead trade monitoring and surveillance, and to collaborate on enhancing the surveillance framework in response to regulatory changes.

You will draft instructions for tech teams, handle regulator inquiries, and contribute to policy development. A strong analytical mindset and ability to thrive in a small team are essential; hybrid work arrangements are possible.

Qualifications

• Quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Direct financial market experience at a regulator, exchange or licensed firm.
• Familiarity with exchange rules and trading conduct.
• Good product knowledge and understanding of markets.
• Prior trade monitoring and surveillance experience.
• Solid academic background with relevant qualifications.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to learn.
• Strong organizational skills for a fast-paced environment.
• Experience handling regulatory inquiries.
• Comfort with technology and applying it to business problems.
• Ability to work in a small team and multi-task with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trade monitoring and surveillance.
• Review and suggest enhancements to surveillance system/reports.
• Manage projects to implement enhancements due to regulatory changes.
• Draft written instructions for programmers and tech staff.
• Assist in regulatory inquiries from Australia and Hong Kong.
• Draft and implement firm policies and supervisory procedures.
• Develop and implement remedial actions for audit findings.

Skills

Quantitative skills

English fluency

Regulatory knowledge

Trade monitoring

Analytical thinking

Product knowledge

Independent work

Organization skills

Education

Relevant qualifications

Tools

Smarts broker

Job description

Responsibilities
Reporting to the Regional Head of Surveillance, the role involves:

• Conducting trade monitoring and surveillance
• Reviewing and providing suggestions to enhance the existing trade surveillance system/reports
• Manage projects to build and implement approved enhancements and changes required due to regulatory changes
• Crafting written instructions for programmers and technology staff
• Assisting in handling trading inquiries from regulators and exchanges in the region, primarily Australia and Hong Kong
• Assisting in drafting and implementing firm policies and written supervisory procedures
• Developing and implementing remedial action plans in response to internal and external audit findings

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Good quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is essential
• Relevant direct financial market experience at a financial services regulatory agency, exchange or licensed brokerage/trading firm
• Familiarity with exchange rules, rules governing trading conduct
• Good product knowledge and understanding of the markets
• Prior trade monitoring and surveillance experience
• Solid academic background with relevant qualifications
• Have a "can-do" attitude and willingness to learn.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment
• Experience in dealing with exchange and regulatory enquiries
• A high degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology, an understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems or an ability to develop this rapidly
• Ability to work in a small team environment
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work with minimal supervision

Desired

• Prior experience with Smarts broker or equivalent trade monitoring software
• Chinese language ability (written and/or spoken in Mandarin or Cantonese) is beneficial
• Citizenship requirements depend on the candidate and the role's jurisdiction

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
• CPF Contributions
• Excellent medical insurance, including dental, specialist and in-patient
• Competitive package of Annual Leave
• Daily lunch ordered in house with fully stocked kitchen
• Great work life balance
• Unique opportunity to gain exposure to global financial products, markets and clientele
• Opportunities for career progression and job scope expansion in a global company with growing local presence
• Hybrid work arrangement role permitting