Market Surveillance Analyst

Job Family

Investigator

Travel Required

None

Clearance Required

None

What You Will Do

• Monitor trading activity and review surveillance alerts to detect potential market abuse, manipulation, and suspicious trading behavior across multiple asset classes and venues.
• Perform hands-on alert investigation using a recognized market surveillance platform, applying order-book and trade reconstruction techniques to assess spoofing, layering, ramping, wash trading, marking the close, and other manipulation typologies.
• Analyze trading patterns, communications, and market data to determine whether activity warrants escalation, disposition, or further case development.
• Document investigative findings clearly and accurately, maintaining high-quality case notes and evidence packages to support internal review, compliance actions, and regulatory inquiries.
• Work closely with Compliance, Surveillance, Trading, and Technology teams to refine scenarios, improve alert quality, and support ongoing surveillance program effectiveness.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of surveillance procedures, tuning logic, and workflows to enhance detection coverage and operational efficiency.
  
  

What You Will Need

• Hands-on experience using a recognized market surveillance platform, such as NASDAQ SMARTS, Eventus, Scila, or NICE Actimize. Experience limited to in-house or proprietary bank tools, trading platforms, or advisory systems alone does not meet this requirement.
• Strong understanding of market abuse typologies and order-book manipulation patterns, with experience investigating spoofing, layering, ramping, and related conduct.
• Ability to analyze trade, order, and market data to identify suspicious activity and form well-supported investigative conclusions.
• Excellent attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work through alerts efficiently while maintaining investigative quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document findings and escalate issues professionally.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple investigations and priorities.
  
  

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Experience investigating a broad range of manipulation typologies beyond insider-only reviews.
• Experience tuning surveillance scenarios, reducing false positives, or improving alert logic within a surveillance platform.
• Background in compliance, financial crime, investigations, or trading surveillance within a regulated financial services environment.
• Familiarity with multiple asset classes, order book dynamics, or exchange/trading venue structure.
• Experience supporting regulatory exams, audits, or escalations involving surveillance cases.
• Quality assurance experience or an analytical mindset focused on process improvement and control testing.
  
  

The annual salary range for this position is €22,000.00-€36,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits Include

• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• 3 Additional Annual vacation days
• New and innovative office space
• Multicultural and young contemporary teams
• Private health insurance and various discounts
  
  

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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