Senior Compliance Officer at BHFT in New York, NY

Company Description

BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms.

Our trading operations cover key exchanges. The firm trades across a broad range of asset classes, including equities, equity derivatives, options, commodity futures, rates futures, etc. We employ a diverse and growing array of algorithmic trading strategies, utilizing both High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and Medium-Frequency Trading (MFT) approaches. Looking ahead, we are expanding into new markets and products. As a dynamic company, we continuously experiment with new markets, tools, and technologies.

We’ve got a team of 200+ professionals, with a strong emphasis on technology—70% are technical specialists in development, infrastructure, testing, and analytics spheres. The remaining part of the team supports our business operations, such as Risks, Compliance, Legal, Operations and more.

Our employees are located all around the world, from the United States to Hong Kong. Although we maintain office spaces, we currently operate as a 100% remote organization.

At BHFT, clarity and transparency are at the core of our culture: we value open communication, ensuring that our processes are straightforward.

Job Description

BHFT trades its own capital across commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities, across multiple exchanges and jurisdictions. The compliance function spans all of it. The person stepping into this role takes over full ownership of compliance globally, with the autonomy and accountability that comes with it.
The core of the role is advisory compliance. You'll be the expert the trading desk, development, and operations teams come to in real time. You'll also build and maintain a pre-cleared rules framework so recurring questions have ready answers, and you'll own the algo trading governance framework end-to-end.

Advisory compliance — primary owner, all regions

• Real-time trading guidance across all asset classes and venues
• Building and maintaining a pre-cleared rules framework for recurring desk queries
• Advising development, trading, and operations teams on building and maintaining compliant tools and processes
• Building out a comprehensive algo trading governance framework covering the full lifecycle — pre-deployment approvals, ongoing monitoring, change management, business continuity, information security, and annual review
• New market and product approvals

Core compliance — oversee two Compliance Officers responsible for:

• Trade surveillance across all venues
• Regulatory and exchange affairs — filings, registrations, regulator and exchange inquiries, client/due-diligence reviews, FCM interface
• Policies and training — maintaining the policy framework and running the training program across all regions
• AML and sanctions — screening vendors and counterparties (brokers, FCMs)

Leadership

• Supervising and developing two Compliance Officers
• Representing compliance in cross-functional discussions with risk, development, and front office
• Escalation point for non-routine compliance matters

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building compliance tools and systems, not only policy and procedure work
• Direct experience in a compliance role at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, electronic trading venue, or trading desk
• Experience across multiple asset classes — commodities, rates, equity futures, options on futures, and equities
• Working knowledge of algo trading controls and governance frameworks
• Familiarity with multi-venue regulatory obligations across at least two of: US (CFTC/NFA), EU (MiFID II), India (SEBI), UK (FCA)
• Knowledge of core compliance policies — AML, recordkeeping, whistleblowing, conflicts of interest — and ability to write, implement, and maintain policies and procedures around them
• Ability to deliver timely, well-reasoned guidance while maintaining independence as a control function
• Strong written communication for policies, procedures, and regulatory correspondence

Nice to have

• Experience with equities compliance frameworks — Reg SHO, short selling regimes, locate obligations
• Experience with exchange membership obligations (ICE, CME, LME, NSE)
• Familiarity with position-limit regimes across multiple venues
• Exposure to Chinese exchange connectivity (CTP)
• Background in trade surveillance systems and alert handling
• Experience building compliance frameworks from scratch
• Experience automating AML/sanctions screening workflows

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Experience a modern international technology company without the burden of bureaucracy.
• Collaborate with industry-leading professionals, including former employees of Tower, DRW, Broadridge, Credit Suisse, and more.
• Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization.
• Work remotely from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule.
• Receive compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training.