Senior Surveillance Lead

Lloyds Bank plc; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 119,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution is seeking a Senior Surveillance Lead to oversee trade surveillance efforts. This role requires expertise in market abuse regulations and strong leadership skills. Key responsibilities include managing a team, conducting investigations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. The position offers opportunities for personal development in a hybrid working environment, reflecting the organization's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks related to market abuse.
• Strong experience in trade surveillance.
• Ability to analyze and assess data patterns and anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Trade Surveillance Analysts.
• Manages complex investigations and escalation points.
• Provide input for regulatory notification and internal actions.

Skills

Market abuse (MAR, MiFID II, FCA Handbook) knowledge

Leadership experience

Data and technology literacy

Operational Risk Framework understanding

Job description

Senior Surveillance Lead page is loaded## Senior Surveillance Leadlocations: London: Edinburgh New Uberior House Head Office: Birmingham 125 Colmore Rowtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: January 5, 2026 (23 days left to apply)job requisition id: 148855**End Date**Sunday 04 January 2026**Salary Range**£119,034 - £140,040**Flexible Working Options**Hybrid Working, Job Share**Job Description Summary**An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior surveillance lead within CIB! You'll be responsible for reviewing advanced alerts and related information to form an opinion on whether there are signs that an alert or trade might have been market abuse, as well as being the key contact for colleagues and partners in the front office, Compliance and Audit.**Job Description****BUSINESS UNIT:** Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) - Chief Controls Office**LOCATION:** London, Birmingham, and Edinburgh**HOURS:** Full Time - 35 hours per week**WORKING PATTERN:** Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.ABOUT THIS ROLEWe're looking for a Senior Surveillance Lead, to directly contribute and lead through the wider team, critical subject matter expertise into a multi-year change programme to deliver further enhancements to our surveillance capability.There will be substantial opportunities for personal development and executive exposure given the nature of the role. You’ll be an experienced leader looking to further your career and will be given opportunities to deputise for the Head of Surveillance at many of the associated regular committees/forums.**Key accountabilities*** Full management responsibility of a team of Level 1&2 Trade Surveillance Analysts. Define performance standards and build specialist capability. This includes recruitment, annual appraisals, coaching and feedback.* Act as a senior partner to front office, product, compliance advisory, Change Platform, technology, and data teams, challenging on new products, venues and booking models.* Working with the Data team, ensuring that the Trade Surveillance Analysts have the capabilities to assess or analyse substantial amounts of data, mitigate risk and identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies.* Act as the senior escalation point for the effectiveness of surveillance controls, investigations quality and regulatory interactions.* Oversee complex and sensitive investigations, ensuring robust fact-finding, legal/compliance input, disciplined documentation, and appropriate regulatory notification or internal actions.* Own thematic reviews, risk assessments, MI and reporting into Boards, Risk committees, and SMF holders* Provide key input, and where necessary challenge annual product and control effectiveness reviews.**WHAT YOU'LL NEED*** Deep knowledge of Market abuse (MAR, MiFID II, FCA Handbook) regulatory framework.* Leadership experience, combining investigation expertise, with risk assessment.* Previous relevant direct experience in trade surveillance with another organisation* Strong data and technology literacy and the ability to shape requirements and challenge vendors, or internal tech teams.* Understanding of Operational Risk Framework methodology and systems**ABOUT WORKING FOR US** Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.**If** **you’re** **excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d** **love to hear from you.****At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.****We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.****We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.