Senior Market Abuse Officer

As a Senior Market Abuse Officer at Bitvavo, you own the market abuse surveillance and control framework end to end across our MiCAR and MiFID II regulated trading activities. You operate independently, translating regulatory complexity into practical controls, and serve as the internal expert on market abuse matters. Bitvavo is Europe's largest digital assets trading platform, with over one million users and tens of billions in assets exchanged annually.

What you'll do

• Own and continuously improve the market abuse surveillance framework, covering insider dealing, unlawful disclosure, and market manipulation under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), MiFID II/MiFIR, and MiCAR
• Lead investigations into surveillance alerts and escalations, assessing suspicious orders and transactions, documenting findings, and deciding on and filing Suspicious Transaction and Order Reports (STORs) with regulators
• Drive significant cross-functional projects such as surveillance system tuning, transaction reporting quality reviews, and insider list process redesign with high autonomy and accountability
• Contribute to the design of policies, procedures, and tools including market abuse policies, insider list management, personal account dealing controls, and surveillance alert logic
• Partner with Trading, Legal, Risk, and Product to deliver strategic compliance outcomes, including new product reviews, market structure changes, and regulatory change projects
• Prepare high-quality management information and reporting on market abuse risk for senior management, committees, and the Board
• Represent the firm in interactions with regulators on market abuse matters, including inspections, information requests, and thematic reviews

What you bring

• 6+ years of relevant compliance, surveillance, or regulatory experience with a strong focus on market abuse in a MiFID II-regulated company
• Deep, practical knowledge of MAR, MiFID II/MiFIR, and related technical standards such as RTS 22 transaction reporting and insider list requirements
• Hands-on experience running or overseeing trade surveillance systems and leading market abuse investigations from alert to closure, including STOR decision-making
• Strong analytical and investigative skills to work through complex order book, trade, and communications data to build clear, defensible narratives
• Experience contributing to or owning compliance policies, procedures, or surveillance logic, not just operating within them
• Comfort engaging directly with regulators and senior stakeholders, including under time pressure
• Excellent written communication skills to produce investigation reports and management information that are clear, well-evidenced, and decision-ready

Nice to have

• Knowledge of MiCAR

About Bitvavo

Bitvavo launched in 2018 to bridge traditional currencies and digital assets through transparent fees, a wide range of assets, and an easy-to-use platform. The company has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of Europe's largest digital assets trading platforms, with over one million users.