Senior Manager - Global Surveillance Oversight in Newport, Wales

The Senior Manager, Surveillance Oversight plays a key role in delivering independent second line oversight of the firm’s Surveillance framework, supporting the effective management of Market Abuse risks across products and markets. Sitting within 2LoD Conduct & Compliance, the role works closely with the Global Head of Surveillance Oversight to embed a consistent, risk‑based approach to oversight. The role provides senior challenge to first line Surveillance activity, applies regulatory judgement in complex scenarios, and supports effective governance and assurance outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the delivery of a consistent Surveillance Oversight framework, working with the Global Head to embed proportionate and effective second line oversight aligned to regulatory expectations and risk appetite.
• Provide senior oversight and constructive challenge of Surveillance scope, methodologies, operating models and execution, ensuring alignment with Market Conduct Policy and Surveillance standards.
• Monitor Surveillance performance through established governance forums, including review of management information, alert trends, quality outcomes and remediation activity.
• Act as a senior 2LoD contact for Surveillance‑related matters, applying regulatory judgement to alert outcomes, near‑miss events and STOR submissions and supporting appropriate governance decisions.
• Design and deliver monitoring, assurance and testing activity over Surveillance controls, assessing design and operating effectiveness and providing clear, risk‑based recommendations.
• Provide senior advisory input on the application of Compliance policies and standards relating to Market Abuse and Surveillance, including business change, new products and operating model developments.
• Contribute to Surveillance‑related guidance, training and reference materials, and support Compliance Assurance, Compliance Risk Review and regulatory change initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships across Compliance, Risk, Technology, Surveillance and the Front Office to support effective and well‑governed outcomes.

What you’ll need:

• You’ll bring at least 7 years’ experience providing second line Compliance oversight or advisory support within a Global Markets, Surveillance or Market Abuse environment, alongside a strong understanding of Market Abuse regulation and supervisory expectations in UK, EU and equivalent US regulatory environment.
• You’ll have experience overseeing Surveillance or comparable monitoring frameworks, including governance, assurance activity and control assessment, and will be comfortable applying regulatory judgement in complex or sensitive scenarios.
• Strong collaborator engagement skills, clear communication and the ability to influence outcomes through credible challenge are essential.

And it would be great if you also have:

• Experience supporting or embedding a second line Surveillance Oversight or Market Abuse governance framework.
• Exposure to STOR governance, near‑miss reviews or regulatory engagement in a Surveillance context.
• Experience working alongside Surveillance technology, analytics or QA teams.
• Experience contributing to governance forums, risk committees or regulatory reviews.
• An inclusive leadership style that encourages constructive challenge, collaboration and psychological safety.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply!

This is a place for you. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies