Head Of Trade Surveillance

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Job Description:

The Global Compliance Department is responsible for overseeing regulatory compliance across TDBG in accordance with the Global Compliance Operating Framework. The team is accountable for promoting regulatory compliance by developing and maintaining compliance programs, including identifying and disseminating regulatory developments to businesses they support, maintaining Compliance policies, managing complaints and regulatory filings, providing relevant training, carrying out independent monitoring and oversight activities, reporting on the state of compliance to the Board, UDP and senior management, as needed, and providing advice and support, as required.

Job Details:

The Head of Compliance, Trade Surveillance, TDS (Europe) reports to the TDBG Managing Director and Global Head of Surveillance for TD Securities and to the Chief Compliance Officer for TD Securities.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of compliance professionals responsible for overseeing, reviewing, and enhancing the surveillance program for the market abuse for their respective regional lines of TD Securities (TDS), TD Cowen and TBSM.
• As a leader of change and a culture-carrier for excellence and continuous improvement, lead reviews of the current program and work with key stakeholders (Advisory Compliance, Technology, and 1LoD business and risk and control partners) to enhance the program consistent with regulatory expectations (e.g., FCA, CBI).
• Lead, develop and grow the current team through a period of change and growth in the Compliance Surveillance program.
• Assist with responses to regulatory enquiries or investigations or consultations regarding market abuse, disorderly trading, insider trading pertaining to TDS business.
• Execute mandate in accordance with TD Global Compliance Department Mandate and the Regulatory Compliance Management Program.
• Lead global quarterly meetings with all the regional compliance teams by sharing and discussing key risks and trends identified through surveillance.
• Assist in maintaining, designing and creating surveillance procedures to ensure compliance oversight align with Compliance departmental expectation including documenting detailed review procedures and ensuring high quality analyst review (and related documentation) of sophisticated surveillance technology.
• Lead the regional implementation of the global strategy and roadmap for the development and enhancement of the surveillance platforms.
• Lead calibration and tuning of surveillance, and quality assurance of alerts reviewed by analysts.
• Create strategic focus and actively manage Trade Surveillance systems, policies, and procedures to produce a more effective program on a sustained basis.
• Coordinate and participate in vendor/client roundtable forums and industry conferences/events focused on surveillance.
• Lead the documentation and enhancement of policies and procedures to ensure the program is suitably documented and evidenced.

Key Shared Accountabilities:

• Set "tone at the top" in support of a strong risk & compliance culture within Compliance and across the enterprise.
• With business and other Risk partners promote a strong governance & control environment with periodic assessments against industry practices
• With Risk, ensure that the Bank operates within the compliance risk appetite and that operational risk from a Compliance standpoint is being effectively mitigated, assessed, and managed.
• Keeps current on emerging risks, trends and evolving regulatory requirements for Compliance and the QM and QAR teams.
• Builds positive, diverse, and open work environment by continually improving the efficiency, sharing deep knowledge and skills, and encouraging the team to deliver results.
• Attracts, develops, retains talent, and maintains an active talent pipeline.

Job Requirements:

• University degree required: Post Graduate degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years brokerage compliance, first line risk and controls experiences in Markets at a top-tier bank, operating surveillance (trade and communications monitoring and oversight),
• Experience working at a European Regulator such as FCA or CBI in market surveillance is highly desirable.
• Deep understanding of European laws, rules and regulations related to markets, as well as  compliance strategies and risk management; possesses and demonstrates expertise in the advisory, policy, change management, project management and operations
• Highest personal and professional integrity and standards to advance TD's vision and protect the brand
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking/presentation skills and well developed listening and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• People leadership and management experience focused on talent development and coaching to nurture a high performing team
• Ability to operate in an evolving, sometimes ambiguous, matrixed environment.
• Strategic thinker; has excellent judgment, achieves the right risk/reward balance
• Demonstrates ability delivering on objectives, focuses on what matters and can work across silos to build effective working relationships
• Transparent communicator and respected TD representative, both internally and externally
• Models TD's executive leadership profile: skilled leader, high confidence, low ego, inspiring to professionals, operates through influence, motivates and developments leadership teams
• Advances TD's leadership development, colleague experience & diversity agenda
• Possesses an advanced level of financial and strategic acumen to provide insight on strategy development and execute effectively on a broad range of key business management activities
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills and the ability to interact with sensitivity and leadership to advance and influence the culture Compliance aims to promote
• Demonstrates strong problem solving & analytical skills, including the ability to comprehend a situation by breaking it down into its components and identifying underlying issues
• Expertise in working effectively in ambiguity with all levels of colleagues and executives to enhance the colleague experience
• Exhibits confident presentation and facilitation skills and strong interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate working with business and senior management at all levels

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
 
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