Real Time (Senior) Surveillance Specialist

Nasdaq is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information, and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than one hundred marketplaces in fifty countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $15 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://www.nasdaq.com

Our Team

As a trading venue Nasdaq has a responsibility to keep the security markets fair and efficient by upholding effective and well-balanced regulation and fairly enforcing exchange rules. Nasdaq Trading and Member Surveillance team is working at the core of the marketplace and plays a central role to maintaining functioning markets. We interact with wide range of market participants including brokers and banks (exchange members), listed companies (issuers), investors and local regulators to foster and maintain confidence in our markets.

Position overview

Nasdaq is looking for senior professionals to join the Real-Time Surveillance team in Vilnius. Team monitors trading in several asset classes including equities, derivatives, and fixed income instruments across all Nordic marketplaces operated by Nasdaq. The primary objective is to ensure fair and orderly trading by identifying potential market abuse cases or violation of the trading rules. The team works closely together with Surveillance teams in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Iceland, Oslo, and U. S.

Employees within Surveillance are subject to restrictions with regards to trading in securities.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• Perform Real-time Trading Surveillance by analysing price movements, trading volumes, trading patterns and news around listed products.
• Escalate unusual trading activity to relevant stakeholders in a timely and structured manner.
• Uphold orderly markets and if necessary, intervene in trading by executing trade cancellations or trading suspensions.
• Address market participant inquires by providing guidance to the stakeholders on compliance with applicable rules.
• Perform due diligence on new exchange member applications, and present assessments and conclusions to the Nasdaq decision makers.
• Participate and contribute on annual risk assessments and annual reviews performed on the exchange members.
• Review, update, and provide recommendations to the current Surveillance procedures and policies.
• Lead work on calibration reviews and testing of Real-Time Surveillance alerts.
• Ensure that Surveillance requirements and controls are implemented for new business initiatives
• Provide mentoring and training for junior analysts

We expect you to have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or other relevant area.
• Minimum 4 years of working experience preferably in compliance, surveillance, financial crime or operations-related roles
• Deep knowledge of various financial instruments and experience in regulations that governs them such as MAR & MIFID
• Ability to work well in a team set up and have a purposeful mindset.
• Experience mentoring or coaching junior team-members
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make quick decisions based on the analysis from various sources of information.
• Excellent conflict management and customer service skills.
• Excellent language skills in both written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, proficiency with Word and PowerPoint.

What we offer:

• Annual monetary bonus.
• An opportunity to become a Nasdaq shareholder.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program Nasdaq stocks with a discount.
• III pillar pension plan with additional contribution from Nasdaq.
• Flexible health insurance program.
• Flexible working schedule and hybrid way of work.
• Additional paid leave days after 2 years of working at Nasdaq.
• Flex day program (up to 6 paid days off a year).
• Internal mentorship program – get a mentor or become one.
• Wide selection of online learning resources, e.g., Udemy and many more.

We offer you the opportunity to be part of one of Nasdaq’s key departments within the exchange side of our business. Working as a trading surveillance analyst involves a dynamic and challenging role where you monitor trading activities using state of the art surveillance system and other analytical tools. It is a role that demands vigilance, integrity, and a proactive approach to safeguard market integrity.

What happens now?

This is a full-time permanent position located in Vilnius. Nasdaq offers a hybrid workplace to find a balance between working from home and collaborating in the office with a requirement to attend the office at least 2 days a week.

If you think you would thrive in this role, we would love to hear from you! Follow the link to apply in English. As the selection process is ongoing, we might close the position earlier than the last application day. You must be eligible to work in the EU. The employment start is set to be in the beginning of September.

This role may occasionally require evening work, with a delayed start and finish time. Specific days will be scheduled in advance.

Monthly base salary 3800-4100 EUR gross. The final offer will be based on your experience and skills.

Individuals applying for or occupying this position must have no previous unspent convictions for criminal offences under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, with the exception of offences solely related to minor road traffic violations. ​

About Nasdaq Vilnius:

Our Vilnius office is in the modern K29 business center, easily accessed via bus, but we also offer bike storage. Our working space offers an appealing, ergonomic environment, kitchen spaces, and an in-house library. The building hosts a canteen and vending machine as well as restaurants and shops within walking distance.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.