Trade Surveillance Analyst - (Temp)

Colonial Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch allowance

Fully stocked kitchen

Beer Fridays and team events

Job summary

Interactive Brokers in Chicago offers a hybrid Trade Surveillance Analyst role for a six-month temporary assignment. You will review trading activity, analyze trends, and assist in regulatory filings under the Compliance Manager.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years in regulatory compliance or related fields, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a small team. This entry-level position provides growth opportunities in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of regulatory compliance experience in finance or related field.
• Bachelor-level credentials with strong finance, economics, data analytics background considered.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct account activity reviews to ensure IBKR policy alignment.
• Analyze data and trends; prepare summaries for management.
• Prepare regulatory filings and improve processes.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Series 7 license

FINRA licenses

Job description

This is Hybrid role (4 days in office / 1 day remote)

Interactive Brokers is looking to hire Trade Surveillance Analysts (temps) for a six-month assignment in its Chicago, Illinois, office. This entry-level position has excellent growth potential for highly motivated and exceptional performers. Analysts will report to a Compliance Manager and help ensure the firm complies with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, industry anti-money laundering, and securities laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting account activity reviews, including trading, deposit and withdrawal, and public domain activity, to determine if the activity aligns with IBKR policy.
• Advising management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Preparing regulatory filings.
• Contribute to streamlining current processes and identifying areas for improvement.
• Review trading data for suspicious activity or patterns of unusual trading.

The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of regulatory compliance experience working for an exchange, a regulatory organization, a broker-dealer (BD), a futures commission merchant (FCM) or a similar organization. Alternatively, experience in internal audit, legal, accounting, or other control functions of a financial services firm or regulator would be beneficial. Absent direct industry experience, we will also consider applicants with excellent bachelor ’s-level educational credentials, some background in finance, economics, data analytics, or similar areas, and strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes:

• Strong product knowledge of equity or exchange-traded derivative markets’ or, preferably, both
• High degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology and understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work both independently as well as in a small-team environment and to multi-task with minimal supervision
• ACAMS, CFE, CFCS, Series 7, or other FINRA licenses or certifications a plus

To be successful in this position, you will have the following:

• Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.

Company Benefits & Perks

• Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snacks
• Corporate events, including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
• As a temporary employee, you will not receive most of the benefits offered to regular Company employees, including, but not limited to health insurance, paid holidays, FSA (Flexible Spending Account) – health and dependent, pre-tax commuter benefits (transit/parking),
• Medical, Dental, Vision or Employee Assistance Program.
• Temporary employees can accrue Paid Time Off as well as contribute to 401(k) from date of hire