Job Description

Join Euronext Market Services (EMS) as a Market Surveillance Apprentice within the Cash Market Operations team in Paris. EMS is the front line in ensuring fair and orderly markets across Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, Dublin, Oslo and Paris, with operational centres in Amsterdam and Paris. In this role, you will help safeguard the integrity, transparency and smooth operation of trading activities on Euronext’s financial markets.

Market Surveillance Officers are spread across Amsterdam and Paris, and are cross-trained on Cash & Derivatives.

You will be primarily responsible for:

• Monitor all trading activities across Euronext financial markets (equities, bonds, derivatives, etc.) in real-time to identify potential market abuse, manipulation, or violations of trading rules.

• Analyze market anomalies, price fluctuations, trading volumes, and other key indicators to detect risks of malfunction or non-compliance with market rules.

• Review activity reports and alerts generated by surveillance systems, performing in-depth investigations to understand the underlying causes of incidents or irregularities.

• Perform all necessary functional checks throughout the day to ensure a smooth running of the market.

• Collaborate with compliance teams and external regulators to investigate potential breaches of market rules and assist in implementing corrective actions.

• Prepare detailed reports on detected incidents, provide recommendations for improving surveillance processes, and contribute to periodic regulatory reports.

• Stay up to date with the latest financial regulations and standards (e.g., MiFID II, MAR) and ensure surveillance practices are aligned with regulatory changes.

• Continuously look to improve & optimize our processes and various operational activities to increase the effectiveness and value we deliver to clients.

Your profile

• Master’s level student in finance, engineering or a related field (such as Grandes Ecoles)

• A first experience in finance is appreciated

• Rigorous, curious and eager to learn

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture

• Proactive, autonomous and able to maintain integrity and confidentiality

• Excellent verbal communication skills in both French and English

• Good organisational skills and a positive, solution-focused attitude under pressure

• Team player, able to work effectively in a virtual team across locations

• Basic understanding of the trade lifecycle, exchanges, cash and derivatives products and trading procedures

• Willingness to develop IT skills and learn new concepts

Working with us means:

• Gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic, international financial environment

• Collaborating with experienced professionals and regulatory authorities

• Developing your skills in market surveillance, compliance and financial markets

• Contributing to the integrity and transparency of European capital markets

Apply by submitting your CV in English.

Join Euronext – Shape capital markets for future generations.

Euronext is the leading European capital market covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to solutions for issuers and investors. We operate seven national stock exchanges, handling 25% of European lit equity trading. Our products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and our network of Euronext Securities CSDs. In addition, Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market. The company has a diverse domestic and international client base.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Euronext Values

Unity

• We respect and value the people we work with

• We are unified through a common purpose

• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

• We act with integrity in everything we do

• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

• We take smart risks

Energy

• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

• We focus on and encourage personal leadership

• We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

• We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.