Compliance Analyst – Trade Surveillance

William Blair·Chicago, Illinois, United States·Posted 26 October 2026

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Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Compliance Analyst to support the firm’s trade surveillance and anti-money laundering (AML) programs across its broker-dealer and market-making operations. This role is responsible for monitoring trading activity, conducting investigations, regulatory reporting, and escalating potential violations of securities laws, FINRA and SEC rules, AML requirements, and internal policies. This position operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to exercise sound judgment in identifying and escalating issues, recommend enhancements to controls and surveillance processes, and serve as a key resource to Trading, Operations, Risk Management, Legal, and Compliance. The team currently operates in a hybrid working model, with three days a week required to be in the office. Responsibilities include but may not be limited to: Support key requirements of the firm’s Equity Capital Markets, equities, and AML compliance programs. Perform compliance testing, surveillance, and monitoring for the ECM and…

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