Senior Compliance Associate – Market Surveillance

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

. Review and disposition surveillance alerts across regulated markets and clearly record decision reasoning .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, CanadaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in trade surveillance and market abuse investigation, with a strong focus on analytical reviews and regulatory reporting. Proficient in utilizing AI and automation tools for evidence gathering while ensuring clear communication and documentation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Trade Surveillance ExperienceMarket Abuse InvestigationRegulatory ReportingAnalytical Review SkillsFluency in English

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Hard Skills

Market Abuse TypologiesSurveillance Alerts DispositioningData GatheringEvent ReconstructionSuspicious Transaction ReportingWritten Case ReportsEvidence-First CommunicationAnalytical ReviewRegulatory ComplianceSurveillance Platform Contribution

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationJudgment Application

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsAutomation Tools

Industry Keywords

Regulated MarketsCrypto MarketsBroker-DealerTrading VenueExchangeOTC MarketsTokenised EquitiesConsumer TradingSpoofingInsider Dealing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review and disposition surveillance alerts across regulated markets and clearly record decision reasoning
Conduct analytical reviews using trade and order data
Investigate escalated behaviour end to end, including data gathering, event reconstruction and written case reports
Assess internal and external referrals and advance warranted matters
Draft suspicious transaction and order reports and suspicious activity reports
Produce management information and regulatory reporting
Contribute to surveillance platform and tooling work, including adding products and data sources and testing detection behavior
Use AI and automation tools to accelerate evidence gathering and case reconstruction while applying human judgment
Conduct market surveillance across spot crypto markets, crypto futures, tokenised equities, OTC markets and consumer trading

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 2 years experience in trade surveillance, market abuse investigation or trading conduct inside a regulated firm, such as an exchange, broker-dealer, trading venue, bank or comparable regulated trading business
Working knowledge of core market abuse typologies, including spoofing, layering, wash trading, insider dealing, front running and ramping
Experience reviewing and dispositioning surveillance alerts and writing findings to a reliable standard
Clear, evidence-first written communication
Comfort using generative AI and other automation tools for investigative work while maintaining required oversight
Based in the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Romania or Canada
Fluency in English

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Opportunity to work with a globally accessible open finance and crypto platform
Equal opportunity employment
Job-related skills or work-style assessments applied consistently
Opportunity to redact age, date of birth, and education attendance/graduation dates from resumes
Consideration of qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance