Compliance Analyst
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value due to a key role in compliance operations and learning opportunities in legal processes, but with less scope for high compensation.
- Key role in compliance operations with opportunities for growth
- Hands-on experience in a well-known trading firm
- A good starting point for a legal compliance career
Pros
- Significant exposure to the operational side of the trading environment
- Opportunities for developing compliance and legal skills
- Collaborative work with various departments
Cons
- Limited scope for rapid career advancement
- May involve repetitive tasks with low immediate impact
- Entry-level position may mean lower salary compared to industry standards
Who it's for
Early Career • On-site
Good fit
- Recent graduates in law or compliance
- Professionals starting a career in finance
- Individuals emphasizing detail and organization
Not recommended for
- Experienced professionals looking for leadership roles
- Job seekers seeking high-level salary immediately
- Candidates interested solely in remote work
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
About the Position
We are looking for a Compliance Analyst to support the day-to-day operations of our Legal & Compliance team and drive a variety of projects. In this role, you’ll work alongside seasoned colleagues to maintain the documentation, controls, and processes that keep our surveillance workflows running smoothly. You’ll also serve as a key liaison between our team and the rest of the firm, often acting as a first point of contact for traders, technologists, and other colleagues.
Additional responsibilities of the role will include:
- Maintain and update market maker lists, including registrations and ongoing changes
- Update restricted and sanctions lists, ensuring accuracy and timely distribution
- Perform information barrier checks, verifying that client order permissions are set appropriately for traders
- Disclose new accounts to exchanges and track submissions through completion
- Review options market maker report cards from exchanges, summarize findings, and help follow up on any required actions
- Gather and organize information needed for securities class action claims
About You
- 1-3 years of experience in a legal & compliance environment; no specific regulatory or policy exposure required
- Proactive self-starter with excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through
- Discrete and trustworthy; able to use good judgment to make real-time decisions
- Clear, concise communicator with colleagues and external partners
- Comfortable asking questions, surfacing issues early, and owning mistakes
- Reliable and flexible team player with a positive attitude and learns quickly from feedback
- Able to work independently, escalate when necessary and proactively drive tasks and projects to completion
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