Are you a surveillance or analytical markets professional who has spent the last few years turning large, complex datasets into answers? Someone who investigates unusual trading, understands why a pattern looks off, and won't stop digging until the picture is clear? If you want to bring that experience to a team that pairs deep data analysis with automation to keep markets clean - in a collaborative environment where success is shared - we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

- Investigate trade surveillance alerts end-to-end: reconstructing order and trade activity from market data, and reviewing related communications, to identify risk factors, potential market abuse and undesired conduct, and establish what actually happened and why.

- Analyse large sets of market and trade data using SQL, Python and AI-assisted workflows to detect, evaluate and explain unusual trading patterns and assess potential risk.

- Build and automate detection logic, tooling and data pipelines - including AI and machine-learning-driven systems - that make surveillance faster, sharper and more scalable.

- Leverage AI workflows and systems to investigate alerts and surface risk more effectively, and help design, build and refine those systems.

- Design and test controls to detect and prevent market abuse, then measure whether they actually work.

- Contribute to the execution and continuous improvement of the compliance monitoring and surveillance framework.

- Review surveillance electronic communications alerts and follow them up to resolution.

- Combine technical skill with a solid understanding of the regulatory framework to keep controls fit for purpose.





- Identify gaps in the surveillance framework and push improvements that mitigate the firm's biggest risks and enable growth.

- Advise on and support the implementation of compliance requirements.

- Build robust communication lines across functions to enhance collaboration.

Who We're Looking For

- Analytical mindset - cuts through noisy, complex data to figure out what's really happening, flags outliers and unusual behaviour, and follows the thread until the answer is clear.

- Practical data skills - works comfortably in SQL and Python, hands-on with large, messy market and trade datasets.

- Capability with automation and AI - naturally looks to build or apply AI/ML tools and workflows that make surveillance more efficient and effective.

- Working regulatory knowledge - understands the market abuse and regulatory landscape well enough to apply it as context, not as a checklist to start from.

- Strong communicator - can turn a complicated finding into something simple and precise, on paper and in conversation.

- Driven and team-oriented - proactive, outcome-focused, and good at building relationships across teams.

- Relevant credentials - a bachelor's degree or equivalent, with exchange or regulatory experience seen as a plus.

What's on Offer

- A high-performing, collaborative culture surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers.

- A strong, performance-based reward structure.

- Training, mentorship and genuine personal development opportunities.

- A well-resourced, high-quality office environment (on-site catering, wellness perks, regular social events).

📌 Financial Markets Surveillance Officer (Sydney)
🏢 JS Careers
📍 Sydney