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Senior Brokerage Surveillance Analyst

Job in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50319, USA
Listing for: Principal Financial Services, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-21
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Risk Manager/Analyst, Financial Compliance, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Financial Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 104400 - 155000 USD Yearly USD 104400.00 155000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

What You'll Do

We’re looking for a Senior Surveillance Analyst to play a critical role in protecting our clients, advisors, and firm. In this role, you’ll lead risk‑based surveillance across broker‑dealer and investment adviser activity—combining data, judgment, and collaboration to identify and address regulatory and supervisory risk.

You’ll go beyond monitoring alerts—you’ll shape how we detect risk, influence outcomes, and continuously evolve our surveillance program.

  • Lead risk‑based surveillance reviews of transactions, accounts, and advisor activity to identify suitability, fiduciary, Reg BI, and policy concerns
  • Investigate and resolve surveillance alerts across trading activity, advisory programs, and representative conduct—serving as an escalation point for complex issues
  • Evaluate account activity against client profiles, including risk tolerance, objectives, and investment strategies
  • Analyze surveillance data and activity trends to identify outliers, emerging risks, and thematic issues—and clearly communicate insights to leadership
  • Partner directly with RRs and IARs to gather context, assess risk, and drive timely, well‑reasoned resolutions
  • Apply strong judgment in complex or gray‑area scenarios, determining appropriate outcomes and escalation paths
  • Maintain thorough documentation of investigations and conclusions in line with regulatory and audit expectations
  • Mentor junior analysts and serve as a subject‑matter expert within the team
  • Collaborate across supervision, compliance, and advisory teams to ensure consistent and aligned outcomes
  • Contribute to enhancing surveillance capabilities—including alert design, thresholds, and overall program effectiveness
  • Support regulatory exams, audits, and internal reviews, including preparing documentation and supervisory narratives
  • Stay current on regulatory developments and incorporate evolving expectations into surveillance practices
Who You Are
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years in broker‑dealer or investment adviser surveillance, supervision, or compliance
  • Required licenses:
    Series 7, 24, and 66 (or 63/65);
    Series 4 and/or 53 preferred
  • Strong knowledge of FINRA supervisory rules, Regulation Best Interest, and SEC fiduciary standards
  • Broad exposure to brokerage and advisory products (e.g., mutual funds, annuities, managed accounts, alternatives)
  • Proven ability to analyze surveillance data and translate insights into risk‑based decisions
  • Demonstrated sound judgment and the ability to influence outcomes through analysis and escalation
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage advisors, auditors, and leadership
  • Leadership mindset with experience mentoring or guiding others
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
Why This Role

This is an opportunity to step into a senior, visible role where your expertise directly shapes how risk is identified, assessed, and managed. You’ll influence surveillance strategy, partner across the business, and help strengthen a program that protects both clients and the firm.

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non‑sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary

Range (Non‑Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$104,400 - $155,000 / year

Salary Details

The following locations are examples of market‑specific salary ranges across different geographies.

  • Grand Island, NE / Wichita, KS: $104,400 - $150,000 / year
  • Des Moines, IA / Tampa, FL: $110,200 - $150,000 / year
  • Charlotte, NC / Dallas, TX: $116,000 - $150,000 / year
  • Chicago, IL / Denver, CO / Minneapolis, MN: $127,600 - $150,000 / year
  • Los Angeles, CA / New York City, NY: $139,200 - $155,000 / year
Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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