Principal Analyst, Transparency Services Equities - Extended Hours

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 15–25 days + holidays

Job summary

The Principal Analyst in Transparency Services Equities at FINRA is responsible for monitoring and responding to real-time trade report and data dissemination issues, coordinating FINRA Market Operations and other teams, and advising senior leadership to meet SEC requirements. The role requires extensive data analysis, KPI development, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Hybrid work environment with extended hours and travel as needed; incumbent provides mentorship to junior staff and maintains

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in finance, compliance, or a related field.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, the regulation and operation of U.S. broker‑dealers, as well as familiarity with the broader landscape of financial regulation.
• Experience with securities market structure issues, data, regulations and/or market surveillance business processes is required.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in financial services data analysis, with expertise in leveraging internal and third‑party vendor data sources to drive strategic insights.
• Proven track record of developing executive‑level reporting translating complex metrics into actionable intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Monitors trade reporting integrity for regulatory compliance.
• Leads cross‑functional coordination with internal teams and external parties to respond to emergencies and events.
• Conducts complex data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights for business decisions.
• Designs data collection methods and tools to advance analytics processes.
• Determines KPIs and develops methods to measure them regularly.
• Coaches junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.

Skills

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

The Principal Analyst in Transparency Services Equities is responsible for monitoring and responding to real-time trade report and data dissemination issues. This role coordinates multiple internal teams (e.g., FINRA Market Operations, FINRA Client & System Management, etc.) and external parties (e.g., TRF Business Members, SEC staff, firms, etc.) to respond to emergencies and events. This role analyzes trade data and trading events to make recommendations to senior leadership to meet SEC requirements. This position is an experienced individual contributor in Business Analytics, who works independently with minimal supervision. Will be responsible for extended hours support of FINRA trading systems.

Essential Job Functions

• Monitors trade reporting integrity for regulatory compliance.
• Facilitates compliance with Transparency Services Reg SCI requirements.
• Conducts complex data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can be used to inform business decisions.
• Designs and implements data collection methods and tools to advance optimal business analytics processes.
• Determines key performance indicators and develops methods to effectively measure and track them on a regular basis.
• Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.
• Demonstrates FINRA’s values.
• Collaborates, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Other Responsibilities

• Leads multi-level initiatives across the organization.
• Provides subject matter expertise in regulatory area to advance FINRA and industry initiatives (e.g., LULD Plan, rule filings, market events, congressional testimony preparation, etc.).
• Remains current on industry trends, practices, and regulatory impacts.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in finance, compliance, or a related field.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, the regulation and operation of U.S. broker‑dealers, as well as familiarity with the broader landscape of financial regulation.
• Experience with securities market structure issues, associated data, regulations and/or market surveillance business processes is required.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in financial services data analysis, with expertise in leveraging both internal and third‑party vendor data sources to drive strategic insights.
• Proven track record of developing sophisticated executive‑level reporting that translates complex metrics and data analytics into clear, actionable strategic intelligence.
• Superior organization and time management skills with proven ability to prioritize and execute against multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines, while maintaining outstanding attention to detail and customer service.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to work with all levels directly to resolve issues.
• Exceptional ability to operate autonomously in dynamic, unstructured environments, consistently demonstrating strategic problem‑solving, risk‑informed decision‑making, and proactive program innovation.

Working Conditions

Hybrid work environment, with defined in‑person presence requirements.

Extended hours may be required.

Travel will be required, as necessary.

For work that is performed in CO, CT, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, WA, DC, NY, NJ, WA please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location.

Salary Ranges

• Boston, MA: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Chicago, IL: $107,500.00 - $194,100.00
• Denver, CO: $97,700.00- $176,100.00
• Jericho, NY: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Jersey City, NJ: $117,200.00 - $211,400.00
• Philadelphia, PA: $107,500.00 - $194,100.00
• New York, NY: $117,200.00 - $211,400.00
• Rockville, MD: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Tysons, VA: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Washington, DC: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Woodbridge, NJ: $112,300.00 - $202,500.00
• Connecticut State: $97,700.00 - $211,400.00
• Washington State: $97,700.00 - $211,400.00

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Non‑exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law.
• As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.
• Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short‑ and long‑term disability, long‑term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.
• FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA‑funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.

Time Off and Paid Leave

• Finances to include generous time‑off program starting at 15 days of paid time off (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days), 5 personal days, and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro‑rated in the first year).
• Includes volunteer service days (based on full‑time schedule).
• Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment).
• Full‑time employees receive nine paid holidays.

Important Information

FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker‑dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e‑feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e‑feed within three months of beginning employment. You can read more about these restrictions.

As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.

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