Surveillance Officer - VP

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Reed Talent Solutions

A global investment bank is currently recruiting for a Surveillance Officer – VP within their Compliance Surveillance Team.

The role will be based in Liverpool Street and they will offer hybrid working with 3 days on site per week.

This team plays a critical role in protecting market integrity and ensuring that the bank meets its regulatory obligations across all business lines—including Global Markets, Global Investment Banking, and Treasury.

As a Surveillance Officer, you will design, implement, monitor, and enhance a wide range of surveillance models and controls used to detect potential market abuse, conduct risk, and regulatory breaches.

You will analyse large volumes of trading, order, RFQ, and market data, investigate alerts, elevate suspicious activity, and provide high‑quality reporting to senior management and regulatory stakeholders. This is a role for a proactive, analytical professional with strong communication skills and a passion for maintaining the highest compliance standards.

• Monitor, test, and enhance surveillance controls across business lines, covering conduct and market abuse risk.
• Review and investigate alerts, identifying issues that require escalation or model recalibration.
• Produce detailed breach reports, audit trails, thematic analyses, and senior‑level Management Information (MI).
• Support design and implementation of new monitoring strategies, user guides, and procedures.
• Contribute to annual Compliance Surveillance planning and calibration/model validation processes.
• Provide insights regarding data quality, model performance, and regulatory developments.
• Deliver periodic reporting for senior management, Group functions, and regulatory requests.
• Assist with internal investigations, regulatory reviews, and ad‑hoc compliance projects.
• Support training for senior stakeholders and stay abreast of regulatory/industry developments.
• Ensure full compliance with FCA and other applicable regulatory requirements.

• Strong understanding of capital markets products (e.g., Origination, Syndication, Credit, Rates, Structured Products, FX, Treasury).
• Proven experience in Compliance Surveillance, including trade, voice, or e‑communications monitoring.
• Ability to analyse large datasets and present findings in clear MI or statistical formats.
• Experience conducting investigations and drafting high‑quality compliance reports.
• Strong knowledge of Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and conduct risk concepts.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills, including with senior management.
• High attention to detail, curiosity, and problem‑solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of bank financing products (loans, structured finance, distribution, project finance).
• Familiarity with e‑communications surveillance regulation.
• Experience with surveillance platforms, risk systems, databases, or VBA.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Finance
• Industries:
  Investment Banking

If you have the right skills and experience for this position, apply now and we’ll be in touch.