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Senior Principal Strategic Research Analyst, Market Analytics

FINRA

Denver, CO
Full Time
Senior
151k-305k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

In support of Market Regulation regulatory strategic activities, provides overall business management and knowledge discovery for all phases of surveillance strategic and analytical development efforts including thorough knowledge of functions and practices, industry standards and knowledge of technology relative to Market Regulation and enterprise environments. The senior principal strategic research analyst is responsible for participating and/or the leadership, design and implementation of complex data driven solutions specifically relating to high value and priority regulatory matters resulting from both internal and external sources and surveillance programs. This position will work regularly with Senior Director and Vice President level Market Regulation Department (MRD) staff in conducting and presenting the results of the regulatory related analyses. The senior principal strategic research analyst is expected to independently work and use highly specialized statistical techniques and cutting edge machine learning approaches in the course of their work. The senior principal strategic research analyst will propose and build scalable technical solution frameworks that have applicability for both single domain and multi-domain usages. The role will be expected to use programming paradigms and techniques that can generate insights from multi-terabyte distributed datasets. The senior principal strategic research analyst is expected to identify and share insights resulting from their work that can be used to improve MRD's existing and future surveillance program. The role is expected to generate and provide recommendations pertaining to the use and procurement of strategic datasets that can assist MRD's investigatory and surveillance functions and program. The senior principal strategic research analyst will work closely with Surveillance Research Methodologies and Governance team members on identifying and taking advantage of trends in the regulatory, data, analytic and machine learning domains.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in and/or lead efforts in the strategic design of quantitative multi-market and multi-product investigatory solutions for processing output and referrals resulting from market manipulation and market conduct rule violations leveraging large volumes of multi-domain data.
  • Provide clear and concise written and visual artifacts supporting analysis performed to senior MRD personnel.
  • Participate in and/or lead efforts in the enhancements and envision the evolution of the MRDs' surveillance investigatory program in response to market trends and developments.
  • Provide efficient quantitative support for market studies, examinations, and ongoing investigations.
  • Identify areas and problems within the MRD business domains that can be solved with Machine Learning solutions.
  • Assist in performing regulatory impact assessments of the industry's, FINRA's, and RSA clients' initiatives on the MRD's Cross-Market and SRO-specific programs.
  • Adapt MRD's investigatory, referral and examination program to new rules and initiatives.
  • Support management and others to inform internal and external constituents on overall program vision, strategy, operations, processes, and implementation status.
  • Support the comprehensive and successful execution of the team's programs in an efficient and effective manner.
  • Participate in and/or lead efforts in ad hoc special projects and national initiatives, as requested.

Requirements

  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Business, with a minimum of eight years of experience in the field, including at least four years of machine learning experience.
  • Experience can be substituted for an advanced degree.
  • Must have strong statistical and software engineering skills.
  • Substantial experience in analyzing large amounts of data in an efficient and scalable manner.

Nice to Have

  • Advanced degree is highly desirable.

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in relevant fields or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of eight years of experience in the field, including machine learning experience.
  • Strong statistical and software engineering skills.
  • Experience analyzing large datasets efficiently and at scale.

Benefits & Perks

  • Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
  • Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law.
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.
  • Additional insurance including life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, and legal insurance.
  • Participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and additional retirement contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
  • Time Off and Paid Leave including 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days, 9 sick days, 2 volunteer service days, and full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

Working at FINRA

FINRA strives to make its career site accessible to all users and emphasizes employee wellness, diversity, and inclusion. It maintains a strong commitment to compliance with legal and ethical standards, including confidentiality, nondiscrimination, and affirmative action policies. Employees are expected to adhere to FINRA's Code of Conduct, confidentiality agreements, and policies on nepotism. The organization values transparency, integrity, and continuous professional development.

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Job Details

Posted AtMay 18, 2025
Job CategoryData Analytics
Salary151k-305k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

About FINRA

Website

finra.org

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Denver, CO

Industry

Professional Organizations

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