Regulatory Compliance Officer

What you'll do as a Regulatory Compliance Officer at IMC

The Compliance Team operates very closely to our Trading and Technology teams and reports to the Head of Compliance. Main objective of the team is to ensure our organization complies at all times with external and internal regulation. We strongly believe a strong compliance culture can only be built when employees do not only adhere to the policies and rules, but also understand the context and intent of regulation. As a Regulatory Compliance Officer at IMC you will be responsible for managing regulatory compliance matters as part of a wider team that also consists of Operational Compliance Officers, Trading Compliance Officers and AML Compliance Officers.

To succeed in the role you will be combining regulatory knowledge, analytical skills and knowledge of trading and technology to add value, and not bureaucracy to the business. We are looking for someone with a critical, proactive and hands-on mentality who is used to advising on the practical application of laws and regulations, can write policies, can contribute to the development of Compliance training and finally can communicate effectively with internal stakeholders at different levels and external stakeholders such as exchanges, regulators and industry associations.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Advising Trading & Technology on laws and regulations
• Responding to inquiries made by regulators;
• Collaborating with local Legal and other functions to ensure correct interpretation and implementation of laws and regulations;
• Collaborating with Compliance from other IMC offices across the globe to design and enhance global standards (eg policies, training)
• Analyzing regulatory developments that have an impact on the markets and the products that we trade and IMC as a whole to identify both risks and opportunities;
• Advising new business project teams on regulatory aspects;
• Assisting with regulatory assessments and regulatory audits;
• Representing IMC towards exchanges, regulators and industry associations.

Your Skills and Experience:

• 3-10 years of experience as Regulatory Compliance professional or Financial Markets Lawyer
• Knowledge of relevant legislation that applies to an algoritmic proprietary trading firm/market maker such as MiFID/RTS 6, MAR, IFD/IFR, SSR
• Knowledge of financial markets and preferably derivative products (futures, options)
• Broad interest in Trading, Technology and Market Structure developments
• Ability to act and perform successfully in a fast-moving environment
• Structured and concise in problem solving and communication
• Responsible, self-starting professional with excellent analytical skills and drive for results
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.