
Head of Market Surveillance
Bybit · Abu Dhabi
On-site · Abu DhabiFull TimeExecutiveFinance & Banking
No salary statedPosted 9 hours ago9h agoApply link checked 48 minutes ago
Why we think you can apply
- Employer country
- United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
- Hiring model
- UAE-based role · the employer hires in the UAE
- Work from
- Abu Dhabi · on-site
- Time-zone overlap
- Gulf Standard Time · none needed
Posted 9 hours ago · apply link checked 48 minutes ago
About the role
Responsibilities
- Design and implement the market surveillance architecture, policies, and governance frameworks
- Develop roadmaps for surveillance capabilities aligned with business growth and regulatory evolution
- Own surveillance coverage across Spot, Futures, Options, Copy Trading, and Institutional/OTC product lines
- Detect and mitigate market manipulation such as wash trading, spoofing, and pump-and-dump
- Build and refine quantitative detection models and rule engines for real-time intervention
- Recruit and lead a high-caliber team of analysts, quant developers, and investigators
Requirements
- Master's degree or above in Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
- 3+ years of market surveillance or trading risk control experience at a top-tier CEX or equivalent financial institution
- Deep familiarity with CEX product mechanics and risk scenarios
- Strong understanding of market manipulation typologies and detection methodologies
- Hands-on capability in strategy development and data analysis using SQL and Python
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with regulatory frameworks such as MiCA, MAS, or JFSA
- Track record of building surveillance systems from the ground up
- Familiarity with real-time streaming architectures like Flink and Kafka
- Multilingual communication skills, preferably English and Mandarin
About the Company
Bybit is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions.
What we look for
- Master's degree in Finance, Computer Science, or Statistics
- 3+ years of market surveillance or trading risk control experience
- Experience at a top-tier centralized exchange or financial institution
- Proficiency in SQL and Python
- Knowledge of market manipulation typologies
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