RemoteLondon, England, United KingdomSE
Job Description
Advisory compliance — primary owner, all regions
- Real-time trading guidance across all asset classes and venues
- Building and maintaining a pre-cleared rules framework for recurring desk queries
- Advising development, trading, and operations teams on building and maintaining compliant tools and processes
- Building out a comprehensive algo trading governance framework covering the full lifecycle — pre-deployment approvals, ongoing monitoring, change management, business continuity, information security, and annual review
- New market and product approvals
Core compliance — oversee two Compliance Officers responsible for:
- Trade surveillance across all venues
- Regulatory and exchange affairs — filings, registrations, regulator and exchange inquiries, client/due-diligence reviews, FCM interface
- Policies and training — maintaining the policy framework and running the training program across all regions
- AML and sanctions — screening vendors and counterparties (brokers, FCMs)
Leadership
- Supervising and developing two Compliance Officers
- Representing compliance in cross-functional discussions with risk, development, and front office
- Escalation point for non-routine compliance matters
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience building compliance tools and systems, not only policy and procedure work
- Direct experience in a compliance role at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, electronic trading venue, or trading desk
- Experience across multiple asset classes — commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities
- Working knowledge of algo trading controls and governance frameworks
- Familiarity with multi-venue regulatory obligations across at least two of: US (CFTC/NFA), EU (MiFID II), India (SEBI), UK (FCA)
- Knowledge of core compliance policies — AML, recordkeeping, whistleblowing, conflicts of interest — and ability to write, implement, and maintain policies and procedures around them
- Ability to deliver timely, well-reasoned guidance while maintaining independence as a control function
- Strong written communication for policies, procedures, and regulatory correspondence
Nice to have
- Experience with equities compliance frameworks — Reg SHO, short selling regimes, locate obligations
- Experience with exchange membership obligations (ICE, CME, LME, NSE)
- Familiarity with position-limit regimes across multiple venues
- Exposure to Chinese exchange connectivity (CTP)
- Background in trade surveillance systems and alert handling
- Experience building compliance frameworks from scratch
- Experience automating AML/sanctions screening workflows
Additional Information
What we offer:
- Experience a modern international technology company without the burden of bureaucracy.
- Collaborate with industry-leading professionals, including former employees of Tower, DRW, Broadridge, Credit Suisse, and more.
- Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization.
- Work remotely from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule.
- Receive compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training.
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