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Skills
Algorithmsunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Banking Servicesunmatched
Benchmarkingunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Brokerageunmatched
Calibrationunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Documentationunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Financial Complianceunmatched
Fixed Income Investmentsunmatched
Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)unmatched
Futuresunmatched
Hedge Fundsunmatched
Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
Investment Servicesunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)unmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Research Laboratoryunmatched
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)unmatched
Surveillanceunmatched
Workflow Analysisunmatched
Description
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Review and analyze simulated and real-world trading scenarios for indicators of market abuse.
Evaluate AI-generated surveillance alerts to determine escalation, closure, or further investigation.
Develop and refine surveillance evaluation rubrics for Insider Trading, Market Manipulation, Spoofing & Layering, and more.
Assess trade surveillance workflows and alert investigation methodologies.
Provide expert feedback on AI-generated case narratives, investigations, and regulatory reasoning.
Validate whether surveillance conclusions align with applicable regulations and industry best practices.
Contribute domain expertise to improve AI models used for compliance monitoring and financial crime detection.
Qualifications
Must-Have
5+ years of experience in Trade Surveillance, Market Surveillance, Market Abuse Monitoring, Compliance Surveillance, or Regulatory Oversight.
Hands-on experience with surveillance platforms such as Nasdaq SMARTS, NICE Actimize, Eventus Validus, ACA Sigma, SteelEye, eFlow, OneMarket Surveillance, TradingHub, or similar solutions.
Strong understanding of market abuse regulations and frameworks, including SEC and FINRA regulations, MAR (Market Abuse Regulation), MiFID II, FCA market conduct requirements, and exchange surveillance standards.
Experience investigating surveillance alerts and documenting case outcomes.
Familiarity with equities, options, futures, fixed income, FX, commodities, or digital asset markets.
Ability to clearly articulate investigative reasoning and regulatory conclusions in written form.
Fluent English communication skills.
Preferred
Experience at investment banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, regulatory agencies, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or surveillance technology providers.
Prior involvement in surveillance model tuning, alert calibration, threshold optimization, or surveillance program design.
Experience working directly with regulators or responding to regulatory inquiries and examinations.
Knowledge of algorithmic trading, high-frequency trading, and electronic market structure.
Certifications such as CAMS, CISI, CFA, FRM, or equivalent compliance-related credentials.
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