Director at National Australia Bank (NAB) in Gurugram, Haryana, India

Director
Location: DLF Downtown, Sector 25A Phase 3, Block 4
Job Title:
Director
Work Type:
Permanent
Location:
DLF Downtown, Sector 25A Phase 3, Block 4
It’s more than a career at NAB. It’s about more meaningful work, more global opportunities and more innovation beyond boundaries .
Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth, you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You’ll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.
NAB has established NAB Innovation Centre India as a centre for operations and technology excellence to support NAB deliver faster, better, and more personalized experience to customers and colleagues.
At NAB India, we’re ramping-up and growing at a very fast pace. Our passionate leaders recruit and develop high performing people, empowering them to deliver exceptional outcomes to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and our communities.
YOUR NEW ROLE
Domain Expert in Market Surveillance sits at the intersection of financial markets, regulatory compliance, surveillance technology, data analytics, investigations, and business change delivery. The role is more strategic than operational as it requires deep understanding of market abuse risks, trading behaviours, communication channels, regulations, surveillance platforms, and investigation processes.
This role would act as the bridge between Compliance, Front Office, Surveillance Operations, Risk, Technology, Data Engineering and Model Development.
Product Ownership & Strategy
Define and manage Markets Surveillance backlog - Epics, user stories, and technical enablers.
Partner with Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers to align with broader systems architecture, API and Event strategy, and data governance frameworks.
Contribute to the product roadmap, aligning modern cloud software solutions with enterprise business strategy.
Ensure data quality, security, and compliance across Markets Surveillance.
Surveillance Effectiveness - Risk coverage, Detection capability and Regulatory confidence
Alert Quality - False positive reduction & True positive improvement
Regulatory Compliance - Examination outcomes, Audit findings and Remediation closure
Delivery & Stakeholder Collaboration
Ensure deliverables meet business outcomes and programme timeframes.
Ensure alignment between business stakeholders and enterprise technical teams.
Proactively manage cross-system dependencies and communicate risks to leadership.
Compliance satisfaction, Investigator feedback and Management confidence
Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to simplify the application and systems landscape through product or process simplification, modernisation of technology tools and the reduction of technical debt.
Manage Product risk through early detection of product and disclosure flaws, monitoring products with metrics that demonstrate consumer outcomes and regulatory compliance
Capabilities
Trade Surveillance
Market abuse detection (Spoofing, Layering, Wash Trades, Insider Trading, Front Running)
Trading lifecycle and market structure expertise
Alert design, tuning, and optimization
Communications Surveillance
Monitoring of Email, Teams, Voice, Messaging Platforms
Conduct risk, information barrier, collusion, and MNPI detection
Lexicon, NLP, and AI-based surveillance approaches
Business & Technology
Regulatory requirement interpretation
Business analysis and requirements management
Data analysis (SQL, BI, Analytics)
Surveillance platform expertise (Actimize, SMARTS, Behavox, etc.)
UAT, change delivery, and stakeholder management
What You'll Bring
15+ years in Market Surveillance, Compliance, Financial Markets, or Capital Markets Technology
Demonstrated experience working on large scale transformation projects containing multiple streams, products and channels
Strong knowledge of MAR, MiFID II, FCA, SEC, FINRA and other regulatory frameworks
Background in Finance, Economics, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Risk
Strong stakeholder, business and technology capability
Demonstrated Strong ability to influence across Domains and technology
Ability to innovate and grasp new skills
Qualification Requirements
Relevant degree or tertiary qualification highly regarded.
Preferred certifications: CFA, FRM, ICA, CBAP, ACAMS
A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone:
Our goal is to foster a culture that fills us with pride, rooted in trust and respect. NAB is committed to creating a positive and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to embrace their true, authentic selves. A diverse and inclusive workplace where our differences are celebrated, and our contributions are valued. It’s a huge part of what makes NAB such a special place to be.
More focus on you:
We’re committed to delivering a positive experience for our colleagues and a workplace you can be proud of. We support our colleagues to balance their careers and personal life through flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing and competitive financial and lifestyle benefits. We invest in our colleagues through world class development programs (Distinctive Leadership and Career Qualified in Banking), and empower you to learn, grow and pursue exciting career opportunities
Join NAB India:
This is your chance to join NAB India and along with your experience and expertise to help shape an innovation driven organisation that focuses on making a positive impact in the lives of its customers, colleagues and communities
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