Market Supervision, Cboe
Europe
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan + Short Term Incentive
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Market infrastructure and tradable product provider
Open for applications
Market infrastructure and tradable product provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan + Short Term Incentive
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: - 8+ years’ experience within financial services, including significant time in market surveillance, regulatory compliance and/or trade monitoring/analytics roles – Ideally 3+ years’ people management experience with demonstrated success leading teams
- Market Abuse Expertise: - Deep expertise in market abuse detection, investigation methodologies, and regulatory frameworks - Proven track record developing and implementing surveillance frameworks or technology solutions - Experience managing regulatory relationships and audit processes
- Regulatory Knowledge: - Comprehensive understanding of MAR, FCA/AFM regulatory expectations, and exchange obligations - Deep familiarity with market microstructure, trading strategies, and abuse typologies - Knowledge of trade reporting requirements and data quality standards
- Technical Skills: - Advanced analytical and data interpretation capabilities - Understanding of surveillance technology platforms and data architecture – Familiarity with programming/scripting for data analysis (Python, SQL) highly desirable - Strong business acumen and change management capabilities
- Leadership Competencies:
- People Leadership: Inspires, coaches, and develops high-performing teams; creates inclusive environment
- Strategic Thinking: Translates business objectives into operational plans; anticipates future needs
- Change Management: Drives improvement initiatives; manages resistance and builds buy-in
- Decision Making: Makes sound judgments balancing risk, compliance, and business considerations
- Stakeholder Influence: Builds credibility and influence across organizational levels and external parties
- Surveillance Expertise: Deep knowledge of detection methodologies and investigation techniques
- Regulatory Acumen: Expert understanding of regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations
- Analytical Excellence: Interprets complex data and identifies systemic issues or trends
- Accountable for team performance and outcomes
- Resilient and composed under pressure
- Collaborative and builds effective cross-functional relationships - High integrity and professional judgment
- Results-oriented with focus on continuous improvement
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
What the job involves
- Responsible for leading a team delivering effective market surveillance and investigation capabilities
- This role is responsible for both real-time monitoring for potential disorderly markets activity and post-trade market abuse surveillance
- The role balances operational leadership with strategic development of the surveillance function, ensuring consistent delivery of best-in-class regulatory compliance with FCA and AFM standards while driving continuous improvement in detection methodologies and team capabilities
- 1.1 Team Leadership & People Management
- Manage, coach, and develop members of the Market Supervision team
- Conduct performance reviews, set objectives, and provide ongoing feedback aligned to organizational goals
- Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes for team members
- Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Manage workload allocation, shift schedules, and resource planning to ensure operational coverage
- Address performance issues and support career development pathways
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team
- 1.2 Operational Oversight & Quality Assurance
- Oversee daily surveillance operations, ensuring timely and accurate detection of potential market abuse
- Identify and respond to real-time disorderly markets incidents and work with the team to take appropriate actions
- Review and approve complex investigation recommendations for regulatory referral
- Ensure quality standards are maintained across all surveillance activities and documentation
- Monitor key performance indicators and surveillance metrics; drive corrective actions as needed
- Provide escalation support for high-priority or sensitive investigations
- Ensure adequate shift coverage and business continuity planning
- 1.3 Strategic Development & Framework Enhancement
- Contribute to the strategic direction of the Market Supervision function
- Lead initiatives to enhance surveillance frameworks, tools, and methodologies
- Drive implementation of new technologies and analytical capabilities
- Assess emerging market abuse typologies and develop monitoring responses
- Review and update policies, procedures, and operating standards in response to regulatory changes
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains
- 1.4 Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure all surveillance activities comply with FCA, AFM and all other applicable regulatory requirements
- Maintain expert-level knowledge of Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and exchange obligations
- Oversee preparation of regulatory submissions, reports, and responses to regulatory enquiries
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on team operations
- Manage regulatory audit readiness and support audit responses
- Identify and escalate regulatory risks to Head of Market Supervision
- 1.5 Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as primary liaison with Compliance, Legal, Trading Operations, and Technology teams
- Represent Market Supervision in internal committees, working groups, and senior management forums
- Build and maintain relationships with FCA and other regulatory bodies as appropriate
- Engage with trading participants on surveillance matters requiring management-level discussion
- Prepare and deliver management reporting on surveillance trends, incidents, and key metrics
- Contribute to broader organizational initiatives impacting market integrity
- 1.6 Budget & Resource Management
- Support Head of Europe Market Supervision in budget planning and resource forecasting
- Manage team expenses and vendor relationships related to surveillance tools and services
- Optimize resource allocation to balance operational delivery with strategic projects
- Availability required for escalations during extended trading hours and market events
- Shift-based team coverage (07:00-15:00 / 10:00-18:00) with rotation schedule and potential shift lead responsibilities
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Cboe provides market infrastructure and tradable products, including options, offering trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants globally. Promising to operate an inclusive and trusted marketplace, its services ultimately enable participants to access a sustainable financial future.
The company is truly global, offering solutions across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and meeting the specific needs of its customers from where they are based. Its reach is echoed in the creation or acquisition of entirely new markets and market models, many of which served as the first of their kind, and hence have grown to become some of the largest, most relied upon out there.
Cboe intends to build upon the momentum that it continues to snowball year-on-year, growing its presence across North America whilst refining its latest innovations. For its participants, it will find new ways to enhance the overall equities markets while improving the customer experience on its platforms.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL
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