Associate Director - Surveillance

Job Description

Compliance Surveillance Calibration, London, Banking, Contract

Compliance Surveillance Calibration Specialist(Contract)

Overview
We are partnering witha leading global financial institution to hire a SurveillanceCalibration Specialist to join their Compliance function. This is ahighly technical role focused on optimising trade surveillance models,improving alert quality, and enhancing detection frameworks through data-ledcalibration and validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform calibration and re-calibration of trade surveillance scenarios, adjusting thresholds and parameters to improve alert effectiveness
• Conduct validation and effectiveness reviews of surveillance models, ensuring adequate regulatory and risk coverage
• Analyse alert outputs to identify opportunities for false positive reduction and optimisation
• Apply quantitative and statistical techniques to enhance surveillance performance
• Partner with stakeholders across Compliance, Surveillance, and Technology to implement improvements
• Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards and reporting to track model performance and risk outcomes
• Contribute to the ongoing development of surveillance calibration and validation frameworks

Required Experience

• Hands-on experience with trade surveillance systems (e.g. SMARTS or equivalent)
• Strong background in surveillance calibration, optimisation, or model validation
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Adjusting thresholds and surveillance parameters
• Performing backtesting / scenario testing
• Reducing false positives and improving alert quality
• Ability to clearly articulate quantitative outcomes (e.g. improvements in efficiency or detection rates)
• Experience within financial services (investment banking or similar institutional environments)

Preferred Background

• Experience within tier-1 investment banks or large global financial institutions
• Exposure to market abuse surveillance frameworks
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle and regulatory expectations
• Experience working in global or cross-regional teams

Key Skills
• Analytical mindset with strong data interpretation skills
• Ability to work with large datasets and complex surveillance outputs
• Strong stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, project-driven environment
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