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About the Role
Mercor is seeking experienced Trade Surveillance Experts to support the development and evaluation of advanced AI systems used in capital markets compliance and market abuse detection. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in trade surveillance, market conduct monitoring, and regulatory compliance to evaluate complex trading scenarios, identify suspicious activity, and help create high-quality training data for next-generation AI models. This role is a good fit for professionals with experience using platforms such as Nasdaq SMARTS, NI
What You'll Do
Review and analyse simulated and real-world trading scenarios for indicators of market abuse.
Evaluate AI-generated surveillance alerts and determine whether escalation, closure, or further investigation is warranted.
Develop and refine surveillance evaluation rubrics covering:
Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
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$100/h - Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Review and analyse simulated and real-world trading scenarios for indicators of market abuse. Evaluate AI-generated surveillance alerts and determine whether escalation, closure, or further investigation is warranted. Develop and refine surveillance evaluation rubrics covering:
