Senior Compliance Officer

Job Description
BHFT trades its own capital across commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities, across multiple exchanges and jurisdictions. The compliance function spans all of it. The person stepping into this role takes over full ownership of compliance globally, with the autonomy and accountability that comes with it.
The core of the role is advisory compliance. You'll be the expert the trading desk, development, and operations teams come to in real time. You'll also build and maintain a pre-cleared rules framework so recurring questions have ready answers, and you'll own the algo trading governance framework end-to-end.

Advisory compliance — primary owner, all regions

Real-time trading guidance across all asset classes and venues
Building and maintaining a pre-cleared rules framework for recurring desk queries
Advising development, trading, and operations teams on building and maintaining compliant tools and processes
Building out a comprehensive algo trading governance framework covering the full lifecycle — pre-deployment approvals, ongoing monitoring, change management, business continuity, information security, and annual review
New market and product approvals
Core compliance — oversee two Compliance Officers responsible for:

Trade surveillance across all venues
Regulatory and exchange affairs — filings, registrations, regulator and exchange inquiries, client/due-diligence reviews, FCM interface
Policies and training — maintaining the policy framework and running the training program across all regions
AML and sanctions — screening vendors and counterparties (brokers, FCMs)
Leadership

Supervising and developing two Compliance Officers
Representing compliance in cross-functional discussions with risk, development, and front office
Escalation point for non-routine compliance matters
Qualifications
Hands-on experience building compliance tools and systems, not only policy and procedure work
Direct experience in a compliance role at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, electronic trading venue, or trading desk
Experience across multiple asset classes — commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities
Working knowledge of algo trading controls and governance frameworks
Familiarity with multi-venue regulatory obligations across at least two of: US (CFTC/NFA), EU (MiFID II), India (SEBI), UK (FCA)
Knowledge of core compliance policies — AML, recordkeeping, whistleblowing, conflicts of interest — and ability to write, implement, and maintain policies and procedures around them
Ability to deliver timely, well-reasoned guidance while maintaining independence as a control function
Strong written communication for policies, procedures, and regulatory correspondence
Nice to have

Experience with equities compliance frameworks — Reg SHO, short selling regimes, locate obligations
Experience with exchange membership obligations (ICE, CME, LME, NSE)
Familiarity with position-limit regimes across multiple venues
Exposure to Chinese exchange connectivity (CTP)
Background in trade surveillance systems and alert handling
Experience building compliance frameworks from scratch
Experience automating AML/sanctions screening workflows

Additional Information
What we offer:

Experience a modern international technology company without the burden of bureaucracy.
Collaborate with industry-leading professionals, including former employees of Tower, DRW, Broadridge, Credit Suisse, and more.
Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization.
Work remotely from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule.
Receive compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training.