Kalshi

Surveillance Analyst - (Evenings & Late Nights)

New York, New York, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Markets, Prediction Markets, Financial ServicesIndustries

Job Description: Surveillance Analyst

Position Overview

Kalshi is defining a new category: prediction markets. Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events and turn any question about the future into a financial asset. Kalshi fought for years and legalized prediction markets in the US for the first time in history. Kalshi is currently the fastest growing financial market in America, and has thousands of markets across politics, economics, financials, weather, tech, AI, culture and more.

We believe prediction markets have the potential to be the largest financial market because they turn anything into a financial position.

  • Our Vision: Build the largest financial market on the planet.
  • Our Mission: Bring more truth to the world through the power of markets.

Building a new category is hard, but it’s beautiful and deeply fulfilling. Our culture is simple: we hire really talented people, work really hard, and enjoy the climb. We are looking for ambitious and exceptional people to join our team to help us build the next generation of financial markets.

Role Roadmap: Surveillance Team

The Surveillance team looks into risk across markets by monitoring movement in price and volume, as well as orders and trades using surveillance applications to safeguard against any regulatory or financial risk. We're scaling, which means your role will evolve and grow with the company.

Initial Responsibilities:

  • Monitoring: Identify anomalous activity, acting and escalating accordingly to protect the exchange and its customers from regulatory and financial risk.
  • Risk Identification: Analyze and identify markets at higher risk of manipulation.
  • Market Insights: Stay informed about market trends, industry developments, and regulatory changes to act proactively, and react with insight and make informed decisions about anomalous trading activity.
  • Investigations and Reporting: Use available data sources to compile reports for anomalous activity in accordance with the exchange rulebook and regulatory obligations.
  • Know Your Customer: Analyze potential risk factors in the onboarding of new customers.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Enthusiasm for and understanding of prediction markets.
  • Strong writing and communication skills (work may at times require communication with traders, brokers, regulators, and partners).
  • Operations focus with good organizational skills.
  • Willingness to work hard and put in the hours; ideate, innovate, and own improvements to surveillance systems.
  • Ability to work flexible hours in support of overnight tasks and operations for our NYC headquarters.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business, or a related field.
  • Prior experience conducting data analysis in securities or financial services.
  • Strong understanding of financial markets, derivatives, and trading strategies.
  • SQL knowledge is a plus.

NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure:

  • Salary Range: $60,000 to $115,000 annually plus equity and benefits.
  • This salary range is based on the current available market data and represents the expected salary range for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and few titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles. Should you have compensation expectations that exceed these bands, we'd love to hear from you and would welcome you to reach out to further discuss.

Our Culture:

Meritocracy is at our core, and we value people who take ownership and figure things out (usually hard things out). We dream big. We love our craft deeply and are proud of what we put out in the world. We are committed to our vision of building something big, but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.

Kalshians are Kalshi’s most important asset: we pick Kalshians carefully, so we trust them fully on day 1.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Kalshi is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.


Salary: $60,000 - $115,000 annually Location Type: Not specified Employment Type: Not specified

Skills

Market Monitoring
Anomaly Detection
Risk Analysis
Market Surveillance
Regulatory Compliance
Financial Risk Management

Kalshi

Regulated exchange for event contracts trading

About Kalshi

Kalshi operates as a regulated exchange where traders can speculate on the outcomes of various events through a unique product called 'event contracts.' These contracts allow investors to bet on whether specific future events will happen, such as changes in Covid-19 statistics or legislative decisions in Congress. The platform expands the traditional futures market by addressing new economic risks, making it accessible to both individual investors and institutional traders who want to hedge or speculate on significant events. Kalshi earns revenue by charging transaction fees on trades made on its platform. What sets Kalshi apart from its competitors is its regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which allows it to offer this new asset class in a compliant manner.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$29.3MTotal Funding
DEBTCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Company Equity

Risks

Emerging competitors like Polymarket could draw users away from Kalshi.
Legal challenges may arise over event contracts being seen as gambling.
Volatility in political events could lead to financial losses for Kalshi's users.

Differentiation

Kalshi is the first US federally regulated exchange for event contracts.
Kalshi offers unique exposure to specific events, unlike traditional stocks or bonds.
Kalshi's platform is backed by prominent investors like Sequoia and Charles Schwab.

Upsides

Growing interest in event-driven trading boosts Kalshi's market potential.
Advancements in AI enhance prediction accuracy on Kalshi's platform.
Increased regulatory clarity encourages more financial institutions to use Kalshi.

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