Operational and Cyber Resilience Manager in Leeds

Department:
Supervision, Policy and Competition

Division:
Technology, Resilience and Cyber

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £100,000 and London from £79,300 to £110,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Manager – Regulatory
• Your recruitment contact is Steve Christopher via Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About The FCA And Team
We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you\’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.

SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting within the Specialist Directorate, our Technology, Resilience and Cyber (TRC) department works with financial firms to strengthen the resilience of their systems against cyber threats and operational disruptions -helping protect consumers, safeguard markets and build trust in the technology that powers financial services.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead a team of specialists to strengthen firms and portfolios resilience enabling proactive risk management and safeguarding market stability
• Guide firms in implementing operational resilience standards supporting compliance and building confidence in regulatory alignment
• Shape new FCA approaches and policy initiatives driving innovation and enhancing the UK financial sector\’s resilience
• Champion strategic priorities within the TRC Leadership Team fostering collaboration and advancing consumer protection goals
• Coach and empower your team unlocking potential and delivering high-impact outcomes
• Engage with senior leaders across firms on resilience and cyber security building trust and strengthening sector-wide preparedness
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across HM Treasury PRA and National Cyber Security Centre aligning efforts and amplifying systemic resilience
• Provide expert input during live incidents ensuring swift informed responses and minimising disruption to consumers and markets

Minimum
Skills required

• Proven experience working with financial services or other critical national infrastructure sectors contributing to sector resilience and public trust
• Prior experience leading, managing or mentoring team members to deliver successful outcomes fostering collaboration and empowering growth
• Prior experience of operational resilience regulatory frameworks ideally within financial services

Essential

• Ability to build strong judgement and analytical skills to make risk-based decisions in a complex and evolving landscape driving confidence in regulatory outcomes
• Communicate with clarity and impact through excellent oral and written skills enabling clear understanding of complex issues for diverse audiences
• Ability to lead and inspire teams or mentor the colleagues to achieve impactful objectives fostering growth and delivering collective success
• Build trusted relationships through exceptional interpersonal skills creating credibility and collaboration with senior stakeholders across firms and government
• Drive progress across competing priorities with strong organisational capability ensuring timely delivery and effective escalation when needed

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus