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Spending time with loved ones, Driving, Exploring Foods, Love Nature
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Raunak Sharma

Senior Business Analyst-Nasdaq Trade Surveillance
Bengaluru,KA

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work

Desired Job Title

Assistant Manager – Trade SurveillanceDerivatives AnalystBusiness Development InternSenior Business Analyst

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemote
Location: Bengaluru, KA, IN
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

2900000/yr - 3500000/yr

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave

Summary

Senior Business Analyst with experience in Trade surveillance, capital markets, and client-facing delivery across global clients. Specialized in Nasdaq Trade Surveillance (SMARTS/NTS), Actimize & TradingHub, alert calibration, and trade behavior analysis. Proven ability to translate complex trading scenarios into actionable insights, manage client onboarding, and drive end-to-end issue resolution across multiple markets

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Nasdaq
Bengaluru, Karnataka
06.2025 - Current

•Act as the primary client-facing contact for Trade Surveillance (NTS), managing functional queries, alert investigations, and issue resolution
•Advise clients on alert calibration and parameter fine-tuning, improving detection quality and reducing false positives
•Guide clients in understanding peer comparison Parameter reports across multiple markets for better surveillance benchmarking
•Lead client onboarding and kickoff sessions, defining scope, timelines, data requirements, and implementation approach
•Support data onboarding and ingestion, including file/API-based uploads and validation
•Perform Pre-UAT data validation and front-end checks to ensure system readiness and accurate alert generation before providing client UAT access.
•Conduct client training sessions and product walkthroughs, improving adoption and user understanding
•Configure default surveillance parameters and execute cross-market parameter replication based on client needs
•Perform business validation for market onboarding and decommissioning, ensuring accurate surveillance coverage
•Investigate trade activity, order lifecycle, and alert triggers to identify root causes and validate system behavior
•Collaborate with product, Alerts, development, and global teams to resolve complex issues and support enhancements
•Manage user access provisioning and troubleshooting, ensuring seamless platform usage
•Provide end-to-end support via JIRA, maintaining clear communication and timely resolution

Assistant Manager – Trade Surveillance

HSBC
08.2023 - 05.2025
  • Managing the NICE ActOne, Actimize, Trading-Hub, and surveillance systems to review, investigate, escalate alerts, and mitigate market abuse and manipulation risks at L1 such as Insider Trading, Insider Dealing, Ramping, Spiking, Front Running, Share Dealing restriction List and other related modules
  • Performing daily, weekly, and monthly control to identify market risks and evaluate surveillance efficiency, and updating daily, weekly, and monthly Management Information (MI) reports
  • Assisting in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the modules migrating or newly developed monitoring tools and ensuring seamless implementation
  • Aligning with organizational goals to address compliance gaps and implement efficiency improvements by providing FTE savings across multiple modules, reducing false positives, and offering cost-efficiency ideas for implementation
  • Collaborated with both onshore and offshore stakeholders on multiple projects, encouraged a speak-up culture within the team, and maintained healthy relationships to foster a collaborative and transparent work environment, ensuring adherence to global regulatory standards
  • Contributed to the Working Cost and Efficiency Group, AI Ambassador Campaign, and volunteered in various initiatives at HSBC to promote operational efficiency and community engagement.
  • Collaborated with global teams on projects, discussions, and RM Deck updates, ensuring timely delivery of error-free BAU work without missing deadlines, Before time PLA and SLA completed.

Derivatives Analyst

Naples Plus
05.2021 - 08.2023
  • Analyzed dark pool data for indices, equities, and ETFs to identify pricing patterns in US markets
  • Monitored whales’ positions in the options market, focusing on SPX and NASDAQ instruments
  • Leveraged CME Direct software to track institutional block trades in options
  • Presented comprehensive reports to senior management based on market data analysis
  • Engaged with clients to understand requirements and deliver tailored F&O data solutions

Business Development Intern

StocksMonk
10.2020 - 01.2021
  • Conducted cold calls to identify client requirements and offer suitable financial products
  • Addressed client queries and resolved issues related to content access and materials
  • Maintained detailed documentation and submitted daily activity reports to senior management

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance

IFIM Business School
Bengaluru, India
07.2018 - 09.2021

Senior Secondary Education - Commerce

St. Vincent High School
04.2016 - 03.2018

Skills

Risk & Compliance

Market Abuse Monitoring

UAT (User Acceptance Testing)

Derivatives, Equity, Forex, Fixed Income (Learning)

Asset Management

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Trading System - Fidessa, UL Link, Bloomberg, Reuters, KDB (Trading Systems)

System worked - NICE Actimize, ACtOne, Manual Controls, Trading-HUB

Stakeholder Communication/Management

Client Training/Query/Communication

Certification

NISM Series VIII – Equity Derivatives

Projectsandachievements

  • Led end-to-end onboarding and surveillance setup for multiple client markets, including kickoff coordination, data validation, parameter configuration, and UAT readiness activities
  • Executed cross-market surveillance parameter migration and calibration initiatives to align alert behavior and improve monitoring accuracy across different trading venues
  • Successfully supported global clients in optimizing surveillance alerts through parameter fine-tuning, reducing false positives and improving alert quality
  • Recognized for strong client communication and issue resolution skills while handling onboarding, access management, and complex trade surveillance investigations across multiple markets

Spending time with loved ones, Driving, Exploring Foods, Love Nature

I enjoy spending quality time with loved ones, driving, exploring diverse cuisines, and immersing myself in nature. These activities help me recharge and maintain a balanced lifestyle.

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Nasdaq
06.2025 - Current

Assistant Manager – Trade Surveillance

HSBC
08.2023 - 05.2025
NISM Series VIII – Equity Derivatives
08-2022

Derivatives Analyst

Naples Plus
05.2021 - 08.2023
Fundamental and Technical Analysis – Zerodha Varsity
03-2021

Business Development Intern

StocksMonk
10.2020 - 01.2021

Entrepreneur Management – MyCaptain

05-2020

Marketing & Advertisement – MyCaptain

03-2020

Finance and Stock Market – MyCaptain

02-2020

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance

IFIM Business School
07.2018 - 09.2021

Senior Secondary Education - Commerce

St. Vincent High School
04.2016 - 03.2018
Raunak SharmaSenior Business Analyst-Nasdaq Trade Surveillance