Surveillance MARA Manager

BUSINESS UNIT:

Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) – Chief Controls Office

LOCATION:

London, Birmingham and Edinburgh

HOURS:

Full Time – 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN:

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites shown above.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You’ll take ownership of the Market Abuse Risk Assessment (MARA) framework, working closely with business collaborators to identify market abuse risks and ensure they are effectively mitigated through robust controls and surveillance models. This role combines risk assessment, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory interaction to maintain compliance and strengthen the control environment across CIB Markets activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Market Abuse Risk Assessment

• Design, run, and periodically refresh the Market Abuse Risk Assessment (MARA), including risk taxonomy, inherent/residual risk scoring, and action plans across asset classes (FX, derivatives, fixed income, commodities, Credit Trading, Repo/Money Markets benchmarks, etc.).

• Lead engagement with business collaborators to communicate market abuse scenarios and evaluate their relevance to business activities.

MI & Regulatory Engagement

• Produce regular MI and thematic analysis on market abuse risks and control effectiveness for governance forums and to support regulatory engagement.

• Co-ordinate responses to regulatory queries and reviews related to market-abuse controls, including documenting the MARA.

Control Review & Enhancement

• Regularly review and assess existing surveillance controls against the latest regulatory updates, market watch notices, and enforcement actions.

• Identify gaps or weaknesses, recommend enhancements, and work with relevant colleagues and partners to implement improvements that ensure ongoing compliance and mitigate regulatory risk.

Cross-Functional Engagement

• As part of the MARA framework, engage with other departments/teams where compensating controls sit to understand and assess the wider control framework, effectiveness, and residual risk.

• This includes surveillance areas such as Electronic & Voice Communications and Compliance Control Room.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

To be considered for this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:

Risk & Control Expertise

• Strong knowledge of MAR/market abuse regimes and practical experience of trade and communications surveillance in wholesale markets.

• Experience conducting or enhancing Market Abuse Risk Assessments (or equivalent risk assessments) and translating findings into systems and control changes.

Product & Technical Knowledge

• Comprehensive product knowledge across key traded instruments; FICC product knowledge would be especially desirable.

• Excellent data/technical skills to support surveillance analytics.

ABOUT WORKING FOR US

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We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!