Compliance Analyst

Key Responsibilities

1. Market Abuse Monitoring (MiCA Article 92)

• Monitor trading activity, orders, transactions, and communications for indicators of:
• Insider dealing
• Market manipulation (wash trading, spoofing, layering, pump-and-dump)
• Dissemination of misleading information
• Review alerts generated by surveillance tools and risk-based scenarios.
• Apply prioritisation based on asset liquidity, volatility, user profile, and market context.

2. Analysis & Investigation

• Perform detailed analysis of flagged activity using order-book dynamics, transaction sequencing, and behavioural patterns.
• Assess whether behaviour constitutes actual or attempted market abuse under MiCA.
• Distinguish legitimate trading strategies from abusive conduct.
• Produce clear, auditable investigation narratives with evidence and conclusions.

3. Escalation & Regulatory Reporting

• Escalate suspected market abuse to Senior Compliance / MLRO in line with procedures.
• Support preparation of notifications to the National Competent Authority (NCA) where required.
• Maintain complete records of alerts, investigations, escalations, and outcomes.

4. Surveillance Framework & Control Effectiveness

• Support calibration and tuning of market abuse detection rules and thresholds.
• Participate in periodic effectiveness reviews (false positives, missed scenarios).
• Track emerging crypto-specific abuse typologies (cross-venue manipulation, listing abuse, oracle manipulation).
• Contribute to continuous improvement of surveillance frameworks.

5. Regulatory Compliance & Governance

• Ensure activities comply with:
• MiCA Article 92
• MiCA delegated acts and ESMA guidance
• Internal market abuse policies
• Support audits, supervisory requests, and regulatory reviews.
• Provide structured documentation to regulators on request.

6. Cross-Functional Cooperation & Awareness

• Cooperate with Compliance, Risk, Product, Listings, and Operations teams.
• Provide market abuse input into token listings and product launches.
• Stay current on regulatory developments and emerging abuse risks.
• Promote a culture of market integrity and early escalation.

Must-Haves

• 3–7+ years in market abuse, surveillance, or financial crime monitoring.
• Experience in regulated trading, crypto, or financial markets.
• Hands-on investigation and documentation experience.
• Familiarity with EU market abuse concepts (MAR / MiCA).
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• ICA / ACAMS certification.
• Crypto exchange or trading venue experience.
• Experience with surveillance tools and data analysis.