This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office/2 days remote).
Interactive Brokers seeks Trade Surveillance Analysts for its Chicago, Illinois, office. This entry-level position has excellent growth potential for highly motivated and exceptional performers. Analysts will report to a Compliance Manager and help ensure the firm complies with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, industry anti-money laundering, and securities laws and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Conducting account activity reviews, including trading, deposit, withdrawal, and public domain activity, to determine if the activity aligns with IBKR policy.
- Advising management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Preparing regulatory filings.
- Contribute to streamlining current processes and identifying areas for improvement.
- Review trading data for suspicious activity or patterns of unusual trading.
The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of regulatory compliance experience working for an exchange, a regulatory organization, a broker-dealer (BD), a futures commission merchant (FCM) or a similar organization. Alternatively, experience in internal audit, legal, accounting, or other control functions of a financial services firm or regulator would be beneficial. Absent direct industry experience, we will also consider applicants with excellent bachelor-level educational credentials, some background in finance, economics, data analytics, or similar areas, and strong analytical and quantitative skills.
Qualifications, Skills, Attributes:
- Strong product knowledge of equity or exchange-traded derivative markets, or, preferably, both
- High degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology, and understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and project management skills
- Ability to work both independently as well as in a small team environment, and to multitask with minimal supervision
- ACAMS, CFE, CFCS, Series 7, or other FINRA licenses or certifications are a plus
To be successful in this position, you will have the following:
- Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
- Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
Company Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
- Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
- Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, and a company-paid medical healthcare premium.
- Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid time off and a generous parental leave policy
- Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snacks
- Corporate events, including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
- Education reimbursement and learning opportunities
- Modern offices with multi-monitor setups
