kraken.com - Sr. Compliance Associate Lead - Market Surveillance

• At least 4 years investigating market abuse or trading conduct inside a firm subject to market conduct regulation. • A track record running investigations end to end, including writing findings up to a standard a regulator can rely on and presenting conclusions to stakeholders. • Solid knowledge of the core market abuse typologies and how they present differently across asset classes. • Hands-on experience with a surveillance platform such as Scila, Nasdaq SMARTS, Eventus or NICE Actimize, and comfort with SQL or a similar query tool. • Exposure to threshold or model calibration, platform integration, or market abuse risk assessment work. • Clear, evidence-first written communication, and the judgement to know when something needs escalating. • Based in the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Canada, with fluency in English. • Exposure to crypto-asset markets is welcomed but not required. • Experience mentoring or acting as a senior reviewer for less experienced analysts. • Experience of a surveillance platform implementation or build-out. • Electronic communications surveillance experience. • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.