Senior Manager – Global Surveillance Oversight
Salary: £107,304 – £138,864
Locations: Bristol, Edinburgh, Newport, Halifax, Leeds, Birmingham
Hours: Full‑time
Working Pattern: Hybrid – at least two days per week at an office site, job share available
Job End Date: Thursday 14 May 2026
About this opportunity
The Senior Manager, Surveillance Oversight plays a key role in delivering independent second‑line oversight of the firm’s Surveillance framework, supporting the effective management of Market Abuse risks across products and markets.
Sitting within 2LoD Conduct & Compliance, the role works closely with the Global Head of Surveillance Oversight to embed a consistent risk‑based approach to oversight. The role provides senior challenge to first‑line Surveillance activity, applies regulatory judgement in complex scenarios, and supports effective governance and assurance outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of a consistent Surveillance Oversight framework, working with the Global Head to embed proportionate and effective second‑line oversight aligned to regulatory expectations and risk appetite.
- Provide senior oversight and constructive challenge of Surveillance scope, methodologies, operating models and execution, ensuring alignment with Market Conduct Policy and Surveillance standards.
- Monitor Surveillance performance through established governance forums, including review of management information, alert trends, quality outcomes and remediation activity.
- Act as a senior 2LoD contact for Surveillance‑related matters, applying regulatory judgement to alert outcomes, near‑miss events and STOR submissions and supporting appropriate governance decisions.
- Design and deliver monitoring, assurance and testing activity over Surveillance controls, assessing design and operating effectiveness and providing clear, risk‑based recommendations.
- Provide senior advisory input on the application of Compliance policies and standards relating to Market Abuse and Surveillance, including business change, new products and operating model developments.
- Contribute to Surveillance‑related guidance, training and reference materials, and support Compliance Assurance, Compliance Risk Review and regulatory change initiatives.
- Build strong working relationships across Compliance, Risk, Technology, Surveillance and the Front Office to support effective and well‑governed outcomes.
Qualifications
Minimum: 7 years’ experience providing second‑line Compliance oversight or advisory support within a Global Markets, Surveillance or Market Abuse environment, with a strong understanding of Market Abuse regulation and supervisory expectations in the UK, EU and equivalent US regulatory environment.
Experience overseeing Surveillance or comparable monitoring frameworks, including governance, assurance activity and control assessment, and a comfort with applying regulatory judgement in complex or sensitive scenarios. Strong collaborator engagement skills, clear communication and the ability to influence outcomes through credible challenge are essential.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting or embedding a second‑line Surveillance Oversight or Market Abuse governance framework.
- Exposure to STOR governance, near‑miss reviews or regulatory engagement in a Surveillance context.
- Experience working alongside Surveillance technology, analytics or QA teams.
- Experience contributing to governance forums, risk committees or regulatory reviews.
- An inclusive leadership style that encourages constructive challenge, collaboration and psychological safety.
Benefits
- Generous pension contribution up to 15%
- Annual performance‑related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
- Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
- Reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexible office attendance, location and working patterns
- Disability‑Confident recruitment – guaranteed interviews for applicants with a disability, long‑term health or neuro‑divergent condition via the Disability Confident Scheme.
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