kraken.com - Sr. Compliance Associate - Market Surveillance

• At least 2 years experience in trade surveillance, market abuse investigation or trading conduct inside a regulated firm, such as an exchange, broker-dealer, trading venue, bank or comparable regulated trading business. • Working knowledge of the core market abuse typologies, for example spoofing, layering, wash trading, insider dealing, front running and ramping. • Experience reviewing and dispositioning surveillance alerts, and writing up what you found to a standard others can rely on. • Clear, evidence-first written communication. Your case files and escalations will sometimes be read by auditors and regulators without you in the room to explain them. • Comfort using generative AI and other automation tools to improve the speed and quality of investigative work, while maintaining the oversight that regulated casework requires. • Based in the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Romania or Canada, with fluency in English. • Exposure to crypto-asset markets is welcomed but not required. • Hands-on use of a surveillance platform such as Scila, Nasdaq SMARTS, Eventus or NICE Actimize. • SQL or a similar query tool for evidence-gathering. • Experience drafting suspicious transaction and order reports or suspicious activity reports. • 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.