Compliance Officer

Schonfeld
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level compliance professionals who can navigate complex trading environments and collaborate closely with business units.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in multi-manager hedge funds and systematic trading strategies
    — “5-7 years’ experience preferably in a multi-manager firm covering systematic trading or similar strategies.”
  • Individuals who can act as a compliance SME and manage cross-functional relationships
    — “You will be the point of contact and manage key relationships with business line partners for Compliance.”
  • Professionals with a strong grasp of non-equity market mechanics and trading venue rules
    — “familiar with non-equity market mechanics, including trading venue rules and operations across asset classes.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands managing a diverse workload in a fast-paced corporate environment
    — “Capable of managing a diverse workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced corporate environment.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to support the wider compliance department with varied responsibilities
    — “flexibility to support the wider compliance department with activities outside of the listed responsibilities.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with systematic trading and quantitative models in your resume
    — “Support systematic trading strategies, quantitative models, and the associated technology stacks.”
  • Emphasize your ability to provide timely compliance advice and manage live trading queries
    — “managing the flow of live trading queries and responding in a timely risk-based fashion.”
  • Showcase your track record in managing regulatory change and business line initiatives
    — “Track and lead regulatory change initiatives connected to relevant market structure and investment related regulatory change.”
  • Demonstrate your capability in control room support and market sounding procedures
    — “Control room support including wall crosses, market soundings, MNPI and confidential information control.”
  • Position yourself as a collaborative and team-first thinker in your application materials
    — “Firm and team first in thinking.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • effective compliance training
  • successful regulatory audits
Typical background
financial services complianceregulatory experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Regulatory ComplianceRisk ManagementTrading OperationsSystematic AdvisoryCommunication Skills

Preferred

AI FamiliarityCoding Capability

Stack & domain

Trading And Systematic Advisory ComplianceRegulationsNon-equity Market MechanicsTrading Venue RulesQuantitative MethodsModelsData Analysis TechniquesAI ElementsCodingSelf-motivatedOrganizedAttention To DetailAdaptableCollaborativeCalm And Concise CommunicatorTradingSystematic AdvisoryCompliance

About the role

Original posting from Schonfeld via Greenhouse

The Role

We are seeking to hire an exceptional Trading and Systematic Advisory Compliance Officer to join our global compliance team in our London office. You will act as subject matter expert for regulations that apply to the market infrastructure, and investment and trading elements of Schonfeld’s business lines. This role will have a primary focus on systematic, Delta 1, index, and macro strategies, with deep engagement in the trading operations and relationships that drive these business lines. You will need to be familiar with non-equity market mechanics, including trading venue rules and operations across asset classes such as futures, fixed income, credit, rates, FX, commodities, volatility, and equity index derivatives. Additionally, you will support systematic trading strategies, quantitative models, and the associated technology stacks that power Delta 1, index arbitrage, and macro trading desks. This position requires flexibility to support the wider compliance department with activities outside of the listed responsibilities.

What you’ll do

Act as point of contact and manage key relationships with business line partners for Compliance.

Providing compliance advice and training to investment personnel on their activities; including managing the flow of live trading queries and responding in a timely risk-based fashion.

Engage in the review of, and input into the approval for new investment instruments, products, strategies, technology, models, trading venues, and trading activities.

Act as compliance SME as needed for relevant business change initiatives including the acquisition of new teams.

Act as an escalation line for compliance program monitoring, testing, risk assessments, trade surveillance, and control evaluations connected to your coverage area.

Act as first line for exchange and regulator queries related to market activity.

Support and preparation of your business coverage for formal examinations

Track and lead regulatory change initiatives connected to relevant market structure and investment related regulatory change.

Control room support including wall crosses, market soundings, MNPI and confidential information control.

Support the wider Global Markets Advisory team and Compliance department as needed.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

Bachelor’s degree

5-7 years’ experience preferably in a multi-manager firm covering systematic trading or similar strategies.

Practical knowledge and experience of market structures, products, quantitative methods, models, and data analysis techniques.

Highly self-motivated, organized, and attentive to detail.

Capable of managing a diverse workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced corporate environment. Structured, methodical, and consistent in execution.

Adaptable and open to change, a natural problem solver and lateral thinker.

Calm and concise communicator, collaborative and able to engage well with staff of varying roles and seniority.

Firm and team first in thinking.

We’d love if you had:

Familiarity of using various AI elements

Some coding capability

Who we are  

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

Source: Schonfeld careers (Greenhouse)

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