Trade Surveillance VP: Market Abuse & Risk Oversight

Morgan-Stanley; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking an experienced surveillance professional to own market abuse surveillance across assigned products and regions. You will escalate and guide Level 1 analysts and partner with Compliance, Legal, Operations and Technology to strengthen controls and respond to regulatory inquiries.

You will work with NASDAQ SMARTS and TradingHub to design scenarios, assess trading activity, and deliver insight through analytics and presentations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in trade or market abuse surveillance or related control function.
• Solid understanding of market structure across multiple asset classes.
• Ability to interpret data and communicate risks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own surveillance risk across products and markets and escalate concerns.
• Act as senior escalation point for Level 1 analysts with guidance.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Ops, Tech to strengthen controls.
• Design and tune NASDAQ SMARTS/TradingHub scenarios and assess activity.
• Lead or support regulatory inquiries, audits, and thematic reviews.

Skills

Trade surveillance

Market abuse surveillance

Compliance monitoring

Regulatory expectations

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

NASDAQ SMARTS

TradingHub

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking an experienced surveillance professional to own market abuse surveillance across assigned products and regions. You will escalate and guide Level 1 analysts and partner with Compliance, Legal, Operations and Technology to strengthen controls and respond to regulatory inquiries.

You will work with NASDAQ SMARTS and TradingHub to design scenarios, assess trading activity, and deliver insight through analytics and presentations.