Guidehouse
Finance
SeniorAssociate
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“Senior Associate at Guidehouse. Skills: trade surveillance, compliance, financial crime, market risk, crypto markets, blockchain analysis. Monitor and investigate potential market abuse scenarios in crypto markets, including insider trading, front-running, wash trading, spoofing, and market manipulation across spot and derivatives trading.. Analyze blockchain and trading data to identify suspicious leverage on-chain analytics alongside exchange data to support investigations.”
What You'll Achieve.
strengthen surveillance frameworks, controls, and overall compliance posture
Industry & Context.
Monitor and investigate potential market abuse scenarios; Analyze blockchain and trading data to identify suspicious leverage; Investigate trading alerts and escalations; Conduct deep-dives into trading activity
Travel Required: None, Clearance Required: None
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field., 3+ years of experience in trade surveillance, compliance, financial crime, or market risk (crypto or traditional markets)., Working knowledge of crypto asset classes (spot, futures, perpetuals, options), tokenomics, and exchange mechanics., data analysis skills with advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, large dataset handling)., Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and transaction flows.
Nice to Have
Experience with crypto analytics tools (e. g. , Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic) and/or market data platforms., Familiarity with trading surveillance systems and alerting frameworks in digital asset markets., interest in crypto markets, DeFi, payments infrastructure, and evolving regulatory landscapes., Ability to interpret complex trading behaviors and clearly articulate findings in written and verbal formats., communication skills with the ability to present insights and recommendations to stakeholders., Proven ability to manage multiple investigations/projects in a fast-paced environment., Collaborative mindset with experience working across global, cross-functional teams., Relevant certifications (e. g. , CAMS, CFA, FRM) or crypto-specific credentials are a plus., familiarity with SQL or Python is a plus.
What You'll Do.
Monitor and investigate potential market abuse scenarios in crypto markets, including insider trading, front-running, wash trading, spoofing, and market manipulation across spot and derivatives trading., Analyze blockchain and trading data to identify suspicious leverage on-chain analytics alongside exchange data to support investigations., Track and assess crypto market-moving events (e.
, token listings, protocol upgrades, regulatory announcements, exploits/hacks) and provide contextual “market color” to support trade surveillance reviews., Investigate trading alerts and escalations flagged by internal teams (e.
, Trading, Listings, Institutional/OTC, Payments) and recommend appropriate actions., Conduct deep-dives into trading activity around major crypto events such as token launches, airdrops, governance votes, liquidity events, and cross-exchange price movements., Participate in and lead initiatives to strengthen surveillance frameworks, controls, and overall compliance posture in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment., Stay current on global crypto regulations, market structure changes, and emerging risks in digital asset ecosystems.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to design, enhance, and test automated surveillance models tailored to crypto markets.; Collaborate with Compliance and Financial Crime/AML teams on trading-related investigations, including cases that may lead to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or equivalent regulatory filings.; Collaborative mindset with experience working across global, cross-functional teams.
Communication Scope
Ability to interpret complex trading behaviors and clearly articulate findings in written and verbal formats.; communication skills with the ability to present insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
Process & Methodology
Proven ability to manage multiple investigations/projects in a fast-paced environment.
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** GIC Process (India) **_Travel Required_ :** None ** _Clearance Required_ :** None ** _What You Will Do_ :** * Monitor and investigate potential market abuse scenarios in crypto markets, including insider trading, front-running, wash trading, spoofing, and market manipulation across spot and derivatives trading. * Analyze blockchain and trading data to identify suspicious patterns; leverage on-chain analytics alongside exchange data to support investigations. * Track and assess crypto market-moving events (e.g., token listings, protocol upgrades, regulatory announcements, exploits/hacks) and provide contextual “market color” to support trade surveillance reviews. * Investigate trading alerts and escalations flagged by internal teams (e.g., Trading, Listings, Institutional/OTC, Payments) and recommend appropriate actions. * Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to design, enhance, and test automated surveillance models tailored to crypto markets. * Collaborate with Compliance and Financial Crime/AML teams on trading-related investigations, including cases that may lead to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or equivalent regulatory filings. * Conduct deep-dives into trading activity around major crypto events such as token launches, airdrops, governance votes, liquidity events, and cross-exchange price movements. * Participate in and lead initiatives to strengthen surveillance frameworks, controls, and overall compliance posture in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. * Stay current on global crypto regulations, market structure changes, and emerging risks in digital asset ecosystems. **_What You Will Need_ :** * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field. * 3+ years of experience in trade surveillance, compliance, financial crime, or market risk (crypto or traditional markets). * Working knowledge of crypto asset classes (spot, futures, perpetuals, options), tokenomics, and exchange mechanics. * S
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