Compliance Manager FCC

Description

This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote and in-office working

The work location for this role is 483 Bay Street in Toronto until approximately late 2026 when the work location will change to the new Mississauga office at 3 Robert Speck Parkway.

Who We Are

At Fidelity, we’ve been helping Canadian investors build better financial futures for over 35 years. We offer individuals and institutions a range of trusted investment portfolios and services - and we’re constantly seeking to find new and better ways to help our clients. As a privately owned company, we boldly embrace innovation in all areas as we continue to grow our business into the future.

Working with us means you’ll be part of a diverse and dedicated group of people who make a real difference for our clients and communities every day. You’ll have a wide range of opportunities to grow and develop your career in an inclusive environment where you’ll feel valued and supported to be your best - both personally and professionally.

Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) is the leading independent clearing broker and custodian in the Canadian market. We provide trade execution, clearing, custody and back-office support services to Canadian-based brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S.- based firms.

For more information about Fidelity Clearing Canada, please visit

Role Overview

The Compliance Manager (Trade Compliance) reports to the Manager, Trade Compliance and plays a key role in supporting and managing the daily operations of the Trade Surveillance program and Trade Desk Supervision. This position is responsible for managing critical functions, including the timely investigation of alerts generated by trade surveillance systems, regulatory reporting, and active participation in departmental initiatives.

In this role, you will provide subject matter expertise to support system enhancements and procedural improvements, contribute to staff training, and develop metrics and reporting for periodic review. The Compliance Manager (Trade Compliance) will also support the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of policies and procedures and assist in the implementation of new compliance initiatives.

The position involves direct participation in internal and external regulatory audits, helping to ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements. Additionally, the role includes providing backup support to team members by responding to general inquiries and reviewing operational requests, such as but not limited to fund movements, security pricing, security transfer. You will also contribute to broader Risk and Compliance functions as part of a collaborative team dedicated to navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

What You Will Do

Trade Surveillance Program

• Work with Team to manage FCC’s trade surveillance activities, ensuring timely detection, investigation and reporting of potential market abuses.

• Collaborate with the Manager, Trade Compliance, the team and Director, Compliance to improve upon existing Program.

• Support the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of the surveillance tools and systems.

• Maintain and improve regular control testing protocols.

• Enhance and improve upon the oversight/monitoring framework and processes.

• Support trade desk supervision to enhance existing Program.

Surveillance Monitoring

• Manages the daily monitoring of trading activity and communication using surveillance tools, such as SteelEye.

• Work together with members of the team on daily investigation of alerts relating to possible manipulative and deceptive practices, insider trading and trading on material non-public information; traders communication monitoring; testing of order flow to detect possible trade-throughs; oversee testing for correct order marking and submit order marker correction requests; conduct order marker and large position reporting review; support creation of periodic management reporting of the Surveillance program; daily statistical tracking of all surveillance testing measures.

• Identify potential risks from alerts and trading activity and recommend effective measures to mitigate risks in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

• Gathering and analyzing trade and market data against Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR) to identify manipulative and deceptive trading activity.

• Manage and improve upon limit change framework

• Conducts quality control testing to ensure accuracy in alerts resolution.

• Collaborate with the Manager, Trade Compliance and the team in identifying program and system improvement opportunities.

Pre-trade risk controls

• Work with the team to ensure there is a robust and effective set of pre-trade risk controls in place for order flow in the various trading platforms used by FCC.

• Track limit breaches across all systems, perform monitoring for limit changes and tracking limit change approvals.

• Participate in the Trade Review Committee (TRC) with and work with the team to ensure all committee functions are completed in a timely manner.

• Analyze, interpret, and communicate business impacts relating to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) Electronic Trading Rules and provide recommendations to the TRC on measures to protect FCC against financial loss.

Policy Development and Maintenance

• Collaborate with Manager, Trade Compliance to develop, implement and update internal policies and procedures and controls to address emerging risks and regulatory changes.

• Work with the team to improve upon existing procedures.

Compliance and risk support

• Advise, train, and develop awareness of compliance related issues among FCC employees.

• Interpret both internal policies and regulatory instruments to resolve both client and staff related issues.

• May lead and/or assist with regulatory audit and inquiry requests.

• Assist as required in processing and analysis of risk daily workflow.

• Provide support for regulatory reporting such as short position reporting, Large Open Position Reporting and Fixed income reporting.

• Provide support to team members by responding to general inquiries and reviewing operational requests, such as but not limited to fund movements, security pricing, security transfer.

Incident escalation and management

• Ensure all incidents are escalated appropriately to the Director, Compliance and/or Chief Compliance Officer.

• Record keeping and retention of all back up materials.

• Analyze daily trade activity to determine flags which are appropriately tracked.

• Perform quarterly analytics on flagged orders to identify patterns of abusive trading activity.

• Assist with compliance inquiries and work with applicable teams to provide guidance and/or resolution to clients.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business or related field.

• 7+ years of experience in broker/dealer relations, compliance, and/or operations.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including trading, legal, audit and risk.

• Working experience on a trade desk

• Strong interpersonal skills; proficient at providing and accepting feedback.

• Effective communication, written, verbal and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.

• Proven management and leadership behaviors.

• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, good working ability with other Microsoft applications.

• 5+ years of experience in trade surveillance related compliance and pre-trade risk controls is an asset

• Trader training course, options supervisor course, or conducts and Practices Handbook Course/obtained or working towards Certificate in Investment Dealer Compliance is an advantage

Expertise You Will Bring

• Working knowledge of the Electronic Trading Rules, Universal Market Integrity Rules, Canada’s AML regulations applicable to a Broker Dealer and other CIRO and CSA regulations.

• Comprehensive knowledge in trade surveillance, trading, order flow, routing arrangements

• Strong understanding of trade surveillance tools and systems, such as IRESS, Bloomberg, PositionWatch etc.

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify potential risks in complex trading scenarios.

• Good interpersonal skills, especially the ability to work well with clients, key partners and senior management to resolve sensitive issues.

• Excellent technical writing skills.

Total Rewards That Reflect Your Impact:

We believe exceptional work deserves exceptional recognition. That’s why we offer a competitive compensation package designed to support your success today, and your financial well-being tomorrow.

For this role, your total rewards include:

• Base Salary and Discretionary Performance Bonus: A competitive annual range of $115,000 to $150,000, based on your experience and qualifications

• RRSP Contribution: After 6 months of employment, we invest in your future with an RRSP contribution with no employee matching required

We’re proud to offer a compensation package that aligns with provincial pay transparency requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization and an opportunity to step into a role where your talents will make a meaningful difference.

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