Susquehanna is a global privately held financial trading firm. Our founders are entrepreneurs with a drive to deeply understand the world around us and to use that understanding to make the best business decisions every day, everywhere. We don’t rely on hunches. We challenge each other and use our collective wisdom to make optimal decisions under conditions of uncertainty. This approach gives us the edge we need to be the best. At Susquehanna, we have winning down to a science.

Your role :

Technology Risk Analyst – Compliance Technology

Susquehanna has an opening for a dynamic and experienced Technology Risk Analyst to assess our technology risks & processes and work closely with Compliance in the Asia Pacific region. This will encompass SDLC audits, trading controls, technology processes and monitoring as well as regulatory reporting and enquiries.

In this role you will gain new business knowledge and skills by working closely with the firm’s top technologists, Compliance, traders and other groups in a global, market leading firm. Susquehanna is growing and trades on many markets in APAC.

You will be required to understand the individual nuances of these markets to help the technology teams build appropriate SDLC, technology and trading controls as well as monitoring and reporting tools. This will provide oversight of Susquehanna’s trading activities in APAC across options, equities, futures and more.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a Technology Risk role.
• Work with and adapt ERM Frameworks with a focus on technology risk.
• Conduct thorough SDLC audits with a focus on Agile and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards. Keep up to date with emerging risks and regulatory changes.
• Prepare and present comprehensive reports on technology risk findings, including risk assessments, incident reviews and recommendations for improvement to management.
• Strong knowledge of IT guidelines, controls and best practices.
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in a technology-related field or business relevant discipline
• Susquehanna technologists are…
• Collaborators who can work with other teams to assess, understand, implement and provide guidance on requirements.
• Great communicators who effectively report on project status to all levels of staff and management regularly to increase project transparency for all participants and stakeholders.
• Curious with a desire to understand, analyse, diagram, document and describe complex distributed systems, processes and high-level data flows.
• Committed to innovation and continuous improvement with a strong interest in learning.
• Planners who organise and facilitate the development and implementation of projects and understand a large-scale production environment.
• Flexible to take on multiple tasks/projects (some at short notice) with varying deadlines.
• Advantageous Skills and Experience:
• Post graduate qualifications in Technology Risk or related certifications.
• Experience within a trading firm, investment bank or other financial institution.
• Develop, implement and test Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for organisational resilience.
• Knowledge of electronic trading regulations.
• Experience with analysing trading messages and familiarity with order life cycle
• Data analysis experience with Python and/or SQL.

About Susquehanna:

Susquehanana is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. We have incorporated this approach into our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together. 

What we do:
We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Susquehanna does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of Susquehanna and no fee will be paid.

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