About Winton
Winton is a research-based investment management company with a specialist focus on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets. The firm researches and trades quantitative investment strategies, which are implemented systematically via thousands of securities, spanning the world's major liquid asset classes. Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton today manages assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors.
We employ ambitious professionals who want to work collaboratively at the leading edge of investment management.
We are hiring a Head of Investment Compliance, who will report directly to the Chief Compliance Officer. The successful applicant will manage all aspects of Winton’s investment compliance programme, acting as the primary contact for the Execution, Middle Office, Strategy Management/Research, and Investment Technology teams. The role will involve significant senior management engagement.
Key Responsibilities
You will operate independently, identifying and implementing emerging best practices, monitoring global regulatory developments and overseeing the development of Winton's compliance monitoring programme. Responsibilities will evolve but are likely to include:
- Regulatory guidance on new strategies, asset classes and execution channels.
- Assisting Middle Office with the reporting of long and short equity positions.
- Undertaking daily market abuse surveillance and developing surveillance logic.
- Advising the business on transaction reporting requirements (e.g. EMIR reporting).
- Primary contact for regulatory and exchange queries relating to trading activities.
- Reviewing new data inputs into the investment strategies.
- Assisting Middle Office with the sanctions screening process for the investment strategies.
- Reviewing trade errors and process exceptions/model errors.
- Representing compliance at the best execution committee and associated monitoring.
- Providing advice on rules associated with trading venues.
- Providing advice on the application of algorithmic trading rules.
- Undertaking the annual market abuse risk assessment.
- Liasing with the China Compliance team on investment compliance matters.
- Representing investment compliance at the ESG Committee.
- Representing the firm at industry bodies (e.g. MFA, AIMA).
- Supporting the CCO in client operational due diligence meetings.
- Assisting the CCO in preparing the firm for regulatory examinations.
- Monitoring and implementing relevant global regulatory developments.
What we're looking for:
- Strong academic achievement and background.
- 7 + years Compliance experience preferably at a hedge fund or proprietary trading firm.
- Some exposure to systematic investment management and/or algorithmic trading.
- Technical knowledge and direct exposure of advising on equities and futures.
- Experience using technology in a compliance role (knowledge of SQL and/or Python desirable).
- Experience using Bloomberg/Reuters.
- Experience using market abuse surveillance systems.
Winton provides an attractive compensation structure, generous benefits package and the environment to excel within a leading, quantitative investment management company.
Equal Opportunity Workplace
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
