[Hiring] Senior Compliance Officer @BHFT

Role Description

• Advisory compliance — primary owner, all regions
• Real-time trading guidance across all asset classes and venues
• Building and maintaining a pre-cleared rules framework for recurring desk queries
• Advising development, trading, and operations teams on building and maintaining compliant tools and processes
• Building out a comprehensive algo trading governance framework covering the full lifecycle:
  • Pre-deployment approvals
  • Ongoing monitoring
  • Change management
  • Business continuity
  • Information security
  • Annual review
• New market and product approvals
• Core compliance — oversee two Compliance Officers responsible for:
  • Trade surveillance across all venues
  • Regulatory and exchange affairs:
    • Filings
    • Registrations
    • Regulator and exchange inquiries
    • Client/due-diligence reviews
    • FCM interface
  • Policies and training — maintaining the policy framework and running the training program across all regions
  • AML and sanctions — screening vendors and counterparties (brokers, FCMs)
• Leadership:
  • Supervising and developing two Compliance Officers
  • Representing compliance in cross-functional discussions with risk, development, and front office
  • Escalation point for non-routine compliance matters

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building compliance tools and systems, not only policy and procedure work
• Direct experience in a compliance role at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, electronic trading venue, or trading desk
• Experience across multiple asset classes — commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities
• Working knowledge of algo trading controls and governance frameworks
• Familiarity with multi-venue regulatory obligations across at least two of: US (CFTC/NFA), EU (MiFID II), India (SEBI), UK (FCA)
• Knowledge of core compliance policies — AML, recordkeeping, whistleblowing, conflicts of interest — and ability to write, implement, and maintain policies and procedures around them
• Ability to deliver timely, well-reasoned guidance while maintaining independence as a control function
• Strong written communication for policies, procedures, and regulatory correspondence

Requirements

• Experience with equities compliance frameworks — Reg SHO, short selling regimes, locate obligations
• Experience with exchange membership obligations (ICE, CME, LME, NSE)
• Familiarity with position-limit regimes across multiple venues
• Exposure to Chinese exchange connectivity (CTP)
• Background in trade surveillance systems and alert handling
• Experience building compliance frameworks from scratch
• Experience automating AML/sanctions screening workflows

Benefits

• Experience a modern international technology company without the burden of bureaucracy
• Collaborate with industry-leading professionals, including former employees of Tower, DRW, Broadridge, Credit Suisse, and more
• Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization
• Work remotely from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule
• Receive compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training