Senior Compliance Officer

Senior Compliance Officer (New York, NY)

Our client, a growing hedge fund is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to join their lean but growing team. The purpose of the role is to provide compliance coverage for the firm’s equities business, ensuring adherence to UK, US, and applicable international regulatory requirements. Lead and contribute to the firm-wide compliance monitoring program, policies and procedures, training, surveillance, and conduct framework, proportionate to the firm’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

• Leading global hedge fund with strong long‑term performance and continued investor demand
• High-visibility role partnering closely with senior stakeholders across a truly international business
• Opportunity to broaden scope and responsibility as the function scales
• Reports into a well-regarded, collaborative manager with long tenure at the firm
• Fully in‑office environment (5 days/week) alongside the investment team
• Fully paid benefits package

• Advising investment teams on regulatory obligations related to trading activity (market abuse, MNPI handling, short selling, ownership disclosures, and corporate access)
• Managing insider risk controls including wall crossings, restricted lists, and event-driven situations such as block trades and M&A
• Performing trade surveillance, alert triage, investigations, and remediation
• Participating in best execution oversight and broker reviews alongside trading and operations
• Supporting regulatory reporting from a trading‑impact perspective (e.g., ownership and adviser filings)
• Contributing to monitoring & testing, annual reviews, and regulatory change implementation
• Delivering targeted training on market conduct and control practices

• 8+ years of buy‑side or sell‑side trading/commercial compliance experience covering equities
• Comfortable interacting directly with PMs and traders and exercising judgment in real time situations
• Hands‑on exposure to surveillance and investigations
• Familiarity with both U.S. and international regulatory frameworks