Global Head of Market Surveillance & Compliance

State Street Corp; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street seeks a Global Head of Market Surveillance Compliance to design and lead the firm’s global surveillance program across trade and electronic communications. You will partner with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Front Office, Operations, and Technology to ensure a robust, risk-based, and scalable framework.

The role drives strategic enhancements, oversight, and governance to safeguard market integrity and regulatory alignment across jurisdictions, with a focus on outcomes, metrics, and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in market surveillance, compliance, risk management, or related control function within a global financial institution.
• Strong understanding of surveillance methodologies, scenario design, and data quality considerations.
• Experience with analytics technologies related to data mining and evaluation of trade and communication data.
• Deep knowledge of market abuse, conduct risk, and regulatory expectations across major jurisdictions.
• Experience leading global teams and managing complex regulatory or transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global market surveillance compliance program, including trade and electronic communications surveillance, across lines and jurisdictions.
• Manage day-to-day operations of market surveillance teams.
• Oversee alert review, investigations, escalation, documentation, and analysis processes.
• Establish a comprehensive surveillance governance framework with policies and standards.
• Drive development of surveillance controls, scenarios, lexicons, and workflows.
• Coordinate with project managers to deliver surveillance tool enhancements.
• Provide independent oversight and ensure regulatory compliance remains aligned with the business.
• Collaborate with Technology, Data, and Operations to improve platforms and data quality.
• Create monitoring methods and meaningful metrics for governance and reporting.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into program updates.
• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and internal reviews.
• Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage annual budget and staffing plan.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Change leadership

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or certification preferred

Tools

Bloomberg Vault

Global Relay

Smarsh

Scila

Trading Technologies

NICE

Job description

State Street seeks a Global Head of Market Surveillance Compliance to design and lead the firm’s global surveillance program across trade and electronic communications. You will partner with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Front Office, Operations, and Technology to ensure a robust, risk-based, and scalable framework.

The role drives strategic enhancements, oversight, and governance to safeguard market integrity and regulatory alignment across jurisdictions, with a focus on outcomes, metrics, and