Senior Trade Surveillance Analyst

  • Posted 8 days ago
  • Permanent
  • 148856
  • London, Birmingham, Edinburgh
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End date

Friday 30 January 2026

Salary range

£93,087 - £103,430

Agile Working Options

Job Share; Hybrid Working

Job description

BUSINESS UNIT:
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) – Chief Controls Office

LOCATION:
London, Birmingham, 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

We currently have x4 openings for experienced Senior Trade Surveillance Analysts, to join the Chief Controls Office team!

You’ll play a pivotal role in monitoring Lloyds Banking Group’s trading activity across multiple asset classes to detect potential market abuse and other regulatory breaches. You’ll review surveillance alerts, lead complex investigations, mentor junior analysts, and contribute to the ongoing enhancement of surveillance systems and processes. This is a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of our markets and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Surveillance & Investigation

  • Review trade surveillance alerts for suspicious behaviour that may breach laws, regulations, or internal policies, and take appropriate action.

  • Conduct ad-hoc deep-dive investigations into suspicious trading patterns and potential market manipulation.

  • Maintain end-to-end oversight of the escalation process for suspicious alerts.

Control Enhancement & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Enhance surveillance processes by identifying issues, calibrating thresholds, and engaging with 1LOD and 2LOD to improve control effectiveness and efficiency.

  • Work closely with Compliance and other stakeholders to respond to regulatory and exchange enquiries.

  • Keep abreast of regulatory developments and emerging risks, updating surveillance plans and controls accordingly.

Reporting & Analysis

  • Produce management information and thematic analysis on alerts, trends, issues, and control effectiveness for Business Heads and Risk Committees.

Leadership & Knowledge Sharing

  • Mentor junior colleagues and act as a Trade Surveillance Subject Matter Expert, sharing product and surveillance knowledge across the team.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

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

Technical & Regulatory Expertise

  • Strong commercial experience working in trade surveillance.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of FICC products.

  • Strong understanding of the UK regulatory framework, including Market Abuse rules and FCA principles.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience using Trading Hub.

  • Previous Front Office or Operations experience.

ABOUT WORKING FOR US

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

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!

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Think all banks are the same? You'd be wrong.

We're a fast paced, forward thinking business that's shaping finance as a force for good.
A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

Benefits that work for you

Our benefits are designed to support you both in and out of work. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package including health insurance, pension, holiday allowance, family leave and flexible working. 

Benefits

Development and progression

With us, your development is a priority, and we’ll ensure you have the right tools to grow and learn.

Development and progression

Our offices

Our newly renovated offices boast state-of-the-art tech and top-class facilities to help colleagues to connect, collaborate and thrive in an environment so they can do their best work for our customers. 

Our offices

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At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.