Senior Associate - Regulatory in London

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

The Buyside Directorate oversees the FCA’s work on all types of asset managers and their funds, as well as Custody Service Providers. Within this, the Sector Team plays a vital role in developing market intelligence and overseeing strategic supervisory work in response to identified risks within the portfolio. The team guides the risk process for departmental portfolios, playing a key role in identifying market trends and issues that may impact the FCA’s priorities. It provides technical expertise on asset management issues across the FCA and where required, serves as the primary contact for cross-FCA initiatives in policy, market dynamics, innovation and specialist supervision departments (such as financial resilience and CASS). The team contributes to domestic and international policy discussions and working groups. Additionally, it coordinates the data strategy for the Directorate.

What will you be doing?

• Contribute to the execution of the portfolio strategy process, the portfolio risk process and the risk of harm mitigation workstreams that result and demonstrate how this work has led to good outcomes.
• Gather and analyse the necessary intelligence and data to inform our understanding of the risks and the opportunities facing the Buyside sector.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the broader asset management sector and associated distribution channels with an understanding of macro-economic, trading and operational environment and trends impacting the business model of our directorate’s firms.
• Identify, prioritise and monitor emerging directorate risks and contribute to department wide risk meetings (e.g. the ‘Firm and Fund Forum’).
• Provide input to reports, prepare briefing notes, draft speeches and give presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Consider how data can improve our regulatory focus.

What will you get from the role?

• Contribute to shaping the sector amid rapid and fundamental change.
• Support supervisors in implementing regulatory changes within firms.
• Be part of a diverse, skilled and motivated team.
• Influence the FCA’s supervisory approach to the sector.
• Apply data and analytical skills to advance strategic and operational goals.
• Expand your professional network and industry expertise.

Which skills are required?

• Minimum experience in industry, consultancy or regulatory within the asset management or related sectors.
• Experience in reviewing asset management sector data from various sources, making sound judgements supported by evidence and presenting key points and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Prior experience of managing internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Essential interest in data, including experience of using programming language (R, SQL and/or Python).
• Proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with colleagues in order to achieve objectives.
• Experience of project management.
• Good knowledge of the wider wholesale market in which the asset management sector operates.
• Ability to prioritise and work quickly on key tasks.
• Ability and willingness to handle risk processes.
• Strong written language skills.
• Ability to learn, develop and take on new responsibilities, quickly filling gaps in your understanding.

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation. Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work/life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time).
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35).
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary.
• Income protection.
• We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.
• We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible. If you have an accessibility need, disability or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

This role is graded as Senior Associate- Regulatory. Advert Closing Date: Sunday 06th July 2025 (midnight). CV Review/Shortlist: 08th July 2025. Interview Date: w/c 14th July 2025.

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Got a question? If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Steve Christopher on Steve.Christopher@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.