Senior Advisor Compliance Trade Surveillance Derivatives

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

22577

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

13-Sep-2024

Location: Montreal, Quebec

City

Montreal

Province/State

Quebec

Area of Interest: Risk management

A career as a Senior Advisor Trade Surveillance Advisor, Derivatives in the team of Compliance Trade Surveillance at National Bank is to assist with the trade surveillance, compliance monitoring and testing for the Financial Markets division of NBC.

Your role

Perform pre and post trade surveillance of Canadian derivative products that are listed on the Montreal Exchange
Identify, manage, and escalate potential regulatory failures and risks. Determine corresponding action plans and solutions.
Ensure the maintenance and improvement of an appropriate control environment to manage and mitigate regulatory risk associated with derivatives trading
Work with all related business units to pro-actively identify key regulatory risk exposures and develop appropriate controls to manage and mitigate these risks
Work closely with the Trade Surveillance Data Analytics team to ensure that data quality is consistently available, updated and maintained
Update the compliance program policies and procedures on an ongoing basis to account for changes in regulation and business
Optimize the effectiveness and the efficiency of the compliance monitoring program by reengineering the compliance processes
Conduct internal reviews and investigations and respond to regulatory enquiries and examinations
Perform a regulatory watch and participate in deploying new regulatory projects.
Provide advice to the business line in terms of trade conduct compliance. Review new products and activities to ensure that new initiatives are delivered in compliance with regulatory obligation.

Your Team

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Compliance, Trade Surveillance, Financial Markets. The Trade Surveillance team operates in a dynamic, live environment, and is composed of a specialized group of experienced, curious, and collaborative advisors with extensive backgrounds in compliance and trading. The varying skillsets and experiences on the team complement each other to create a unique, challenging, and educational environment where debate and discussion are key to generating optimal results and maximizing talent. Trade Surveillance is currently expanding and looking for professionals who are willing to enhance the current environment while also contributing to improving overall efficiency and performance as it shifts into a more technical and automated environment.

Requirements

University degree in Finance or related field and a minimum 5 years’ experience in the Compliance field, with a strong background in Derivatives trading
Good knowledge of business operations, as well as compliance surveillance systems and software (Tableau Software, MS Office, Nasdaq Smarts)
Knowledge of Swap/OTC Transactions across multiple asset classes (Interest Rate, FX, Equity, Commodities, Credit Default) is also a valuable asset
Programming knowledge, including but not limited to SQL and Python is a valuable asset
Ability to adapt quickly to change in a fast-paced environment, and manage multiple priorities with strong problem-solving skills

National Bank Financial Markets is a leading financial services firm providing investment banking services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, institutional customers and governments. The firm has operations in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, London, Dublin and Hong Kong.

Languages:

French

Skills

Communication Compliance Derivatives Diversity & Inclusion Empathy Equity Capital Markets Equity Derivatives Financial Markets Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency Risk Analysis Risk and Compliance Reporting Teamwork Transaction Monitoring

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

Health and wellness program, including many options
Flexible group insurance
Generous pension plan
Employee Share Ownership Plan
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Preferential banking services
Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
Telemedicine service
Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first:

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.  Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We want to offer an accessible, barrier-free workplace to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?