Barclays India | Market Surveillance Analyst

Responsibilities

• Purpose of the roleTo monitor and analyse market activity for potential signs of abuse or manipulation, verifying that there is adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies and taking action to mitigate market misconduct.
• Analyse trading activity and employee communications to identify potential indicators of market abuse, including manipulation, insider dealing, front running, inappropriate information sharing, and other forms of misconduct.
• Identify and escalate potential breaches of regulatory requirements and internal policies in accordance with established governance procedures.
• Engage with trading desks, Compliance teams, and control functions to gather information and assess surveillance observations.
• Assess and provide feedback on the efficiency and effectiveness of existing surveillance controls and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain a strong understanding of applicable regulations, market conduct requirements, communications surveillance obligations, and internal policies.
• Conducting in-depth investigations to gather evidence and assess the risk of market manipulation, insider trading, or other misconduct.
• Execution of appropriate controls aligned to the Barclays control framework and related firm-wide standards.
• Control environment support in relation to data quality, model effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop others.OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

Requirements

• Basic / Essential QualificationsBachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of market abuse regulations, conduct risk requirements, and regulatory expectations across global markets.
• Understanding of multiple asset classes, including Fixed Income, Rates, Credit, FX, Equities, and Derivatives.
• Good understanding of trade and communications surveillance methodologies, market abuse risks, and control frameworks.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to assess large volumes of trading, communications, and surveillance data and identify potential risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Sound judgement and decision-making skills, with the ability to escalate potential concerns appropriately.
• Familiarity with surveillance platforms, communications monitoring tools, case management systems, and data analytics tools.
• Exposure to surveillance platforms, communications monitoring tools, case management systems, or data analytics tools.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve surveillance controls, procedures, and monitoring capabilities.
• Experience collaborating with global or cross-functional teams in a Surveillance, Compliance, Market Conduct, or risk environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to contribute to the effectiveness and continuous improvement of surveillance controls are also important for success.

Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank with consumer, corporate and investment banking businesses. Its history goes back to 1690 in London.

Barclays' Indian centres support the group's global operations, finance and technology. Finance professionals typically work in financial control, regulatory reporting, product control, tax and risk.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: Banking in India plus large Barclays service centres (including Pune, Chennai and Noida)