• Job Description

  Req#: R-323697

  About this role:

  The Compliance Specialist is responsible for monitoring the flow of material non-public information (MNPI) and preventing/detecting the misuse of MNPI using an information barrier program, a key component of which is trade surveillance. The Enterprise Compliance Control Group surveillance team is tasked with monitoring employee, and institutional trading activity within the Corporate and Investment Bank & Enterprise Functions. The team also monitors retail client and discretionary trading activity within Wealth and Investment Management to identify any suspicious activity associated with trading on material non-public information for issuers on the firm’s Watch List or for compliance with the firm’s Restricted List policies.
  In this role, you will:

  • Conduct information barrier trade surveillance for firm, customer, and employee personal account dealing (PAD)
  • Monitor the flow of material nonpublic information (MNPI) to detect potential breaches of the firm's Information Barrier Policy, restricted list, and insider trading.
  • Monitor the trading activity of subject employees within the investment, commercial, and retail banking lines of business, as well as Wealth & Investment Management (WIM), to identify potential breaches of PAD
  • Review, research and disposition market abuse / insider trading and rule-based trade surveillance alerts across the Equity security asset class
  • Evaluate potential exceptions based on securities laws, regulations, and internal policy.
  • Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
  • Make decisions and resolve issues to meet compliance surveillance objectives.
  • Support the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies, or regulatory matters regarding compliance risk management.
  • Support and implement initiatives with low to moderate risk.
  • Manage and ensure accuracy of data.
  • Troubleshoot system issues to determine root cause.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with various teams.

  
  Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Compliance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training & education.
  • Prior Compliance Control Group or surveillance related experience.
  • Experience in the review of trade surveillance alerts across market conduct / abuse behaviors as well as rules-based surveillance using surveillance applications (Actimize ActOne, Protegent Market Abuse, Protegent Trading Compliance and Trading Hub)
  • Proficient knowledge of data sets for trading in Equity products, including but not limited to quotes, orders and executions.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
  • Adaptable to a collaborative work environment with multiple priorities and strict timelines

  RWF@23

  Posting End Date:

  *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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