Surveillance Officer

at  CIRO OCRI

CULTURE AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Life at CIRO is purpose and performance- driven. We foster an inclusive culture where teamwork, a forward-thinking attitude, and integrity are at the core of everything we do. This creates an environment where employees thrive, grow, and are empowered to learn and contribute their best.
Joining CIRO means becoming part of a dynamic and transparent organization that values accountability and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of regulatory oversight in the financial industry.
Looking for a career where you can safeguard the integrity of Canadian markets? Join CIRO and be part of the team that secures our financial future.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate daily with dealers, issuers and marketplaces on a variety of topics that include market manipulation reviews, issuer timely disclosure, marketplace disruption,
• Immediate review of Listed Issuer Press Releases to assess materiality, balance and appropriateness in light of relevant exchange rules and securities legislation and referral to appropriate officials
• Decide when it is necessary to halt trading to ensure full & fair dissemination of news.
• Monitor trading activity to ensure dealer compliance with Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR) and market volatility controls using real-time surveillance systems as well as analysis of historical activity.
• Analyze trading patterns to identify breaches of the trading rules, including illegal insider trading.
• Assist marketplaces with certain market quality issues
• Provide assistance in developing new detection tools and responding to evolving trading patterns and exchange facilities.
• Collaborate with CIRO Geologist, regulatory peers and all marketplaces to ensure orderly and efficient market operations.
• Stay up to date on industry trends through industry education sessions, internal cross training and team building exercises.

OUR PURPOSE AND OUR IMPACT:

With offices across Canada - from Vancouver to Montreal, our mission is to promote healthy capital markets by regulating fairly and effectively so that investors are protected and confident investing in their futures. As a regulator, we understand that we are all investors. Therefore, a career with us is a career with purpose, protecting our future.