Key Responsibilities
- Set and execute the surveillance engineering platform strategy, modernizing legacy platforms into scalable, cloud-ready, and resilient architectures aligned to regulatory and supervisory requirements.
- Partner closely with Compliance, Surveillance, and Front Office stakeholders to translate regulatory obligations into automated, testable, and auditable technical solutions.
- Improve signal-to-noise through advanced data engineering, machine learning-driven analytics, and continuous tuning of surveillance logic.
- Lead cultural transformation, promoting experimentation, learning from failure, and continuous improvement as core engineering behaviors.
- Manage talent and investment, including hiring, mentoring, succession planning, and allocation of engineering capacity against regulatory and strategic priorities.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 2+ years of Leadership experience
- 5+ years of experience across Surveillance, Compliance Technology, or Front Office Engineering
- 5+ years of strong hands-on background in software engineering, data architecture, and control frameworks within capital markets
- 5+ years of proven ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments, influencing senior stakeholders across Technology, Compliance, and Business
Desired Skills:
- Deep experience building or extending specialized surveillance and market conduct platforms
- Demonstrated ownership of large-scale platform modernization and regulatory transformation programs.
- Track record of building high-performing, growth-oriented engineering teams with strong feedback and learning cultures.
- Undergraduate degree or technical certification required; graduate degree preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in specialty software engineering through work experience, training, or formal education
- Strong awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving regulatory expectations impacting trade surveillance
Job Expectations
- Hybrid work model: 3 days per week in office
- Regular engagement with third-party vendors and technology service providers
- Lead resolution of complex, ambiguous engineering and regulatory challenges, requiring innovation, architectural judgment, and cross-functional leadership
Locations:
- 194 Wood Ave S, Iselin, New Jersey 08830
- 150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017
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