Michael Motto
Staten Island,NY
Summary
Seasoned financial markets and compliance professional with 37 years if diversified experience, including 27 years in FX brokering and 11 years in compliance surveillance. Proven leader with deep expertise in e-communications and voice surveillance, complex investigations, and market abuse risk, combined with hands on experience managing, mentoring, and developing high performing teams. Recognized for sound regulatory judgement, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to bridge front office market with effective compliance oversight.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Manager
Citibank
Jersey City, NJ
02.2024 - Current
- manage day to day oversight of Level 1 electronic communication, ensuring timely review, escalation, and resolution of alerts.
- Identify, assess and escalate potential policy breaches to L2 Compliance.
- Ensure adherence to surveillance procedure, SLAs, and regulatory obligations across email, chat, and messaging platforms.
- Monitor alert volumes, trends and false positive rates, partner with stakeholders to reduce operational risk.
- Maintain high quality standards by tracking errors, performing quality assurance reviews, and implementing corrective actions.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of analyst, conduct regular one on ones, performance feedback, and targeted training.
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Analyst
Citibank
Jersey City, NJ
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Review and analyze electronic communications and voice calls to detect potential market abuse, misconduct, or policy violations.
- Investigate surveillance alerts, apply sound judgement to disposition, and escalate in accordance with firm procedures
- Document investigation clearly, ensuring quality audit trails and consistent rational.
- identify risks, behavior patterns, and trends to enhance surveillance coverage.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal. and senior reviewers to support escalations, inquiries and regulatory examinations.
- Maintain strong knowledge of market products, training, and relevant regulations to ensure accurate and timely risk assessment.
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
Jersey City, NJ
05.2015 - 02.2023
- Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly reviews on electronic and voice communications, including those related to market and trading activity to identify potential market or employee misconduct.
- Partnered with Trade Surveillance analyst to conduct reviews and trading activity.
- Leveraged business tools and alert analysts to identify potential patterns, and behaviors that may warrant further review.
- Communicated with various stakeholders including LOBM, Legal, LOBC, and other subject matter experts.
- Covered all products for NA region including, FX, FnO, FI, Commodities, Operations, and Support.
- Worked on special projects such as Treasury Auctions, Time of Entry, Deep Dives, Integrated Surveillance, and Ad Hoc.
- Contributed to developing and enhancing the English lexicons for the Algorithm platform.
- Acted as technology lesion between the CIB E-Comm team and E-Comm support
Senior Currency Broker
Tullett Prebon
Jersey City, NJ
01.1996 - 05.2015
- Execute spot, forwards and options FX transactions for institutional clients, delivering competitive pricing and liquidity.
- Developed and maintain strong client relationships, providing market color, trade ideas, and execution support across global FX markets.
- Monitor market conditions, economic data, and geopolitical events to advise clients on risk management and hedging strategies.
- Negotiate pricing and manage order flow while balancing clients needs with marke risk and firm profitability
- Collaborate with sales, trading desks, and operations to ensure accurate trade booking, confirmations, and settlement
- Adhere to regulatory requirements and internal controls, ensuring trades are executed ethically and in compliance with market conduct standards.
Education
Liberal Studies
Pace University
New York (City), NYSkills
- E-communication and voice surveillance
- complex investigation
- Market abuse detection
- Regulatory judgement
- Team leadership
- Client relationship
- Performance Metric Analysis
- independent risk judgement
- FX
- Financial Management
Timeline
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Manager
Citibank
02.2024 - Current
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Analyst
Citibank
02.2023 - 02.2024
Vice President: Surveillance Compliance Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
05.2015 - 02.2023
Senior Currency Broker
Tullett Prebon
01.1996 - 05.2015
Liberal Studies
Pace University