Senior Trade Surveillance Officer - L2 Investigations

Global Banking Organisation | London | Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite

£600-£690 per day | Inside IR35 | 12 month contract

We are working with a Global Banking Organisation, seeking an experienced Senior Trade Surveillance Officer to join its EMEA Compliance and Surveillance function in London.

This is a hands-on Level 2 Trade Surveillance position focused on investigating escalated surveillance alerts and identifying potential market abuse across a broad range of financial markets.

Key responsibilities:

• Conducting detailed L2 investigations into trade surveillance alerts referred by the Level 1 surveillance team.
• Investigating potential market abuse, including insider dealing, market manipulation, spoofing/layering and other suspicious trading behaviours.
• Reviewing trading activity using trade/order data, market data, communications and other internal and external information sources.
• Determining whether cases should be closed or escalated to senior Surveillance and Compliance stakeholders.
• Supporting and documenting investigations that may result in Suspicious Transaction or Order Reports (STORs).
• Working closely with Front Office, Compliance and other Surveillance teams to obtain evidence and investigate suspicious activity.
• Reviewing alert and escalation trends to identify emerging market conduct risks.
• Providing challenge and feedback to L1 surveillance teams to improve the quality of alert disposition.
• Supporting management information and reporting to senior Compliance stakeholders.