Analyst - General Compliance
About the position:
Interactive Brokers is a leading global brokerage firm that provides individual investors, active traders, and institutions with direct access to global markets. We offer low-cost trading across stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, and funds on exchanges in over 150 markets worldwide, backed by powerful trading technology and comprehensive research tools. Our platform is built for cost-conscious, sophisticated investors seeking efficient execution, robust risk management, and broad market access all in one account.
Interactive Brokers (UK) Limited (“IBUK”) is seeking a motivated, organised, self-starter capable of collaborating with global Compliance and Business stakeholders in delivering IBUK’s risk-based compliance testing and monitoring programme and supporting the wider compliance framework.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business model and control framework of the world's most successful broker. You will work within a regulated environment, gaining a strong understanding of how regulation shapes the business and applying this knowledge in practice.
The position offers hands-on experience in testing and monitoring of controls, data analytics, and reporting skills within a fast-paced and complex operating environment, and is well suited to existing Compliance professionals, candidates with other relevant experience, or recent high-performing graduates looking to build a career in compliance. The ideal candidate is inquisitive and driven, someone who collaborates effectively whilst confident to challenge, takes ownership and brings a genuine eagerness to learn and fully grasp everything this role has to offer. The breadth of this role provides an ideal pathway to a wider career within Interactive Brokers.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to the execution of IBUK’s compliance risk assessment and compliance monitoring and testing programme;
Identify and develop innovative uses of data, technology, and tools to enhance monitoring effectiveness and implement automation;
Design queries and testing sheets to analyse large data sets and measure risk factors and controls;
Organise and document information arising from the monitoring programme and identify improvements and enhancements;
Maintenance of the Compliance Policies and Procedures framework, ensuring regular updates in line with regulatory and business changes;
Conduct thematic reviews of business areas and regulatory risks and other ad-hoc projects;
Monitor business and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the compliance testing and monitoring plan; and
Support compliance colleagues across the General Compliance team in London and Dublin.
Key skills, Experience and Behaviours:
Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Economics, Computer Science, or similar disciplines;
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide clear insights;
Genuine interest in leveraging technology to solve problems and make processes more efficient;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor information for different audiences;
Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with key stakeholders;
Self-motivated and eager to develop expertise;
Capable of working independently and collaborating within a team across multiple offices and locations;
Strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment without compromising attention to detail;
Adaptable and flexible as team requirements evolve.
Beneficial Skills/Experience
1-2 years’ experience in compliance, audit, risk or business analysis;
Proficiency in Excel; experience with data analytics or data visualisation tools (e.g., SQL, Tableau).
Location & Hours
20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY
9 am – 6 pm, Monday – Friday
Benefits
Career support and development
Salary commensurate with experience
Performance-based discretionary cash bonus scheme
Discretionary stock grant
Group Life Assurance cover
Group Income Protection
Occupation pension scheme based on Gross earnings
Hybrid working model
Above statutory annual leave, increasing with service
Daily company-paid lunch and healthy snack options throughout the day (when working from the office)
Access to Private Medical Insurance, Dental Plan and/or Health Cash Plan (including dependants) *
Corporate events
Travel season ticket loans*
Cycle to work scheme*
Fitness subsidisation
*on successful completion of the probation period