At a glance

The Market Surveillance Officer is responsible for Trade and Order Surveillance of the ABN AMRO Clearing’s client activity on the UK and European markets. 

 
The role will be based either in London or Amsterdam, and positioned in the Market Surveillance & AML Team within the 1st Line Risk Department. The role reports to the Regional Head of Market Surveillance & AML based in Amsterdam, whereas team members are based in both London and Amsterdam and as such the role may require occasional business travel to London or Amsterdam. If based in London, there will be a local reporting line into 1st Line function for HR purposes. 

Your job

The regional Market Surveillance & AML team is responsible for Trade and Order Surveillance, Transaction Monitoring and Transaction Filtering. The present role will focus specifically on Trade and Order Surveillance, with the other tasks discharged by colleagues in the Amsterdam office. The team reports to the European Chief Risk Officer based in Amsterdam. 

o    Trade and order surveillance: Handling alerts on T+1 basis, including alert review, investigation, escalation, and reporting, as appropriate. 
o    Assist in the annual review and calibrations, 
o    Engage with key stakeholders in Compliance and Middle Office/Technology on day-to-day work, system and data delivery, and resolving any issues impeding daily work;
o    Assist and contribute to reporting and improving the existing MI and data analytics.

Your working environment

At ABN AMRO we have a clear purpose: Banking for better, for generations to come. The shift towards sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Supporting our clients at times that matter has always been our role and our responsibility. Together, we aim high and work towards lasting relationships that are relevant and responsible, both now and in the future. We want to be the bank that leads the way.
 

ABN AMRO is an enterprising bank with a primary focus on Northwest Europe. We serve clients in the retail, private banking and corporate banking sectors. We are also present internationally in a number of specialist activities, such as Corporate and Commercial Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.

ABN AMRO UK, part of our Corporate Banking network, has established positions in Corporate & Institutional Clients, Financing Solutions (Project and Leveraged Finance), Markets (Capital Markets, Sales & Trading), Transaction Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.

Our business lines are supported by a number of functions such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, IT, Finance (including Tax), Business Management and Human Resources. Our strategy requires a culture of working together and permanent learning from each other; it’s for this reason our core values of care courage and collaboration are at the heart and centre of everything we do.
 
We currently employed around 380 people in the UK.
 

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Your profile

o    Ideally degree educated, or a strong academic record;  
o    Fluent English.
o    Relevant Trade Surveillance experience;
o    Strong understanding of Market Abuse behaviours and trading patterns;
o    Strong background in exchange-listed products; Equities and Commodities; 
o    Demonstrated working knowledge of Nasdaq’s NTS/SMARTS surveillance software for trade surveillance;
o    Solid understanding of market abuse regulations in Europe and UK (MAR and REMIT);
o    Strong Excel skills;
o    A team player with strong written and verbal communication skills;
o    Experience in calibration and annual review process would be an asset;
o    Experience in working on MARA Risk Assessments would be an asset;
o    Experience in reporting and MI collation would be an asset.

What we offer

Joining ABN AMRO means working on meaningful projects. Projects that have an impact on our clients. Working with a wide range of people with different backgrounds, opinions and ideas. In the UK, in the Netherlands or elsewhere in our international network. We offer an environment where you will be challenged on a daily basis - professionally as well as on a personal level - so that you can grow to become the professional you want to be.

We have identified that the following types of flexible working may be suitable for this role in principle.  

 
Any requests will be determined in line with our Flexible Working Policy: 

Type of Flexible Working     Likely to be suitable 
Remote Working                     Yes 
Part time                                  Yes
Flexitime                                  Yes
Unpaid leave                           Yes 
Staggered hours                      Yes 

Interested?

Are you interested?   Please apply via the button below.

For more information please contact Niki Champion, Senior Resourcing Partner, UKrecruitment@uk.abnamro.com, +44 203 192 9342.