Analyst

Surveillance Officer (Associate) - Investment Banking London

Are you a detail-driven compliance professional with a passion for market integrity and surveillance?We're partnering with a leading global investment banking group to hire a Surveillance Officer to join their London-based Compliance team.

This is a high-impact opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding market conduct, working across multiple business lines and engaging with senior stakeholders.

The Opportunity

You'll sit within a dynamic Surveillance function responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing monitoring frameworks across trading and banking activities.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of asset classes and regulatory topics, with a strong focus on market abuse detection, data analysis, and alert investigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate trade surveillance alerts across multiple business lines (Global Markets, Investment Banking, Treasury)
• Analyse trading activity, orders, RFQs and market data to identify potential market abuse or conduct risks
• Escalate suspicious activity and support end-to-end investigations, ensuring robust audit trails
• Contribute to the design and calibration of surveillance models, including thresholds and logic enhancements
• Produce high-quality management information (MI) and compliance reports for senior stakeholders
• Identify gaps in surveillance frameworks and proactively recommend improvements
• Support model validation, testing, and calibration governance
• Maintain up-to-date policies, procedures, and documentation
• Liaise with Front Office, Compliance Advisory, and Technology teams to improve data quality and monitoring capability
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments and assess their impact on surveillance frameworks

About You

You'll bring a strong analytical mindset, coupled with a proactive and investigative approach:

• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to produce meaningful insights and MI
• Confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence effectively
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage high volumes of data
• Proficient in Excel and Python is a must