Surveillance Manager

Jane Street
New York, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to compliance professionals with trade surveillance experience who thrive in data-driven decision-making environments.

Best fit for

  • Seasoned compliance experts with 8+ years in trade surveillance.
    — “Have worked 8+ years in a legal and compliance environment with experience in trade surveillance and monitoring
  • Data-savvy professionals who analyze trading patterns for insights.
    — “Able to work with and analyze data to uncover trends and investigate trading patterns
  • Trusted liaisons comfortable engaging with senior colleagues.
    — “A clear, concise communicator who can engage credibly with senior colleagues and external partners

Things to consider

  • Role requires managing multiple parallel work streams.
    — “Organized with excellent attention to detail, especially when managing work across multiple parallel threads
  • Must serve as an escalation point for team concerns.
    — “Serving as an escalation point for any questions or concerns raised by the team reviewing trade surveillance alerts

How to stand out

  • Highlight instances where you improved surveillance parameters based on data.
    — “Gathering high-level statistics about frequency and quality of trade surveillance alerts, and proposing changes to parameters and/or logic where necessary
  • Demonstrate proactive issue escalation in past compliance roles.
    — “Comfortable asking questions, surfacing issues early, and owning mistakes
  • Showcase collaboration with technologists to implement surveillance systems.
    — “Working with developers to ensure that automated trade surveillances are implemented accurately
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • overseeing trade surveillance program
  • ensuring adherence to internal policies
  • coordinating with foreign offices
Typical background
legal and compliance environmenttrade surveillance experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Trade SurveillanceLegal And ComplianceData AnalysisTrade Monitoring

Preferred

Discreet And TrustworthyClear Communication

Stack & domain

Trade SurveillanceData AnalysisAutomationLeadershipCommunicationFinanceCompliance

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street via Greenhouse

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced compliance professional to oversee the operation and implementation of our automated trade surveillance program in the U.S. 

In this role, you'll oversee the trade surveillance program and manage the team that keeps these workflows running smoothly. You’ll partner closely with seasoned colleagues across Legal and Compliance to shape decisions on the direction and priorities of the group. You'll also be a primary liaison between our team and the rest of the firm, serving as a trusted point of contact for traders, technologists, and other colleagues.

Additional responsibilities of the role may include:

Gathering high-level statistics about frequency and quality of trade surveillance alerts, and proposing changes to parameters and/or logic where necessary

Reviewing the quality and completeness of alert closure comments written by the trade surveillance team

Working with developers to ensure that automated trade surveillances are implemented accurately

Ensuring that the suite of automated trade surveillances adheres to internal policies, and identifying opportunities to strengthen our controls and processes

Coordinating with peers in foreign offices to ensure consistent application of trade surveillance design decisions and standards

Serving as an escalation point for any questions or concerns raised by the team reviewing trade surveillance alerts

About You

Have worked 8+ years in a legal and compliance environment with experience in trade surveillance and monitoring

Able to work with and analyze data to uncover trends and investigate trading patterns 

Discreet and trustworthy; able to use sound judgment to make real-time decisions and own the outcomes

A clear, concise communicator who can engage credibly with senior colleagues and external partners

Comfortable asking questions, surfacing issues early, and owning mistakes

Organized with excellent attention to detail, especially when managing work across multiple parallel threads

A proactive self-starter who works independently, follows through on tasks, escalates when necessary, and drives projects to completion

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.

Source: Jane Street careers (Greenhouse)

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