About The Role
As a Senior Director in the Financial Services team, you will be a client‑facing professional involved in projects and business development activities from the outset.
What You’ll Do
- Project Delivery: You will work as a core member of the delivery team for client projects, usually involving understanding and analysing issues, project management, stakeholder engagement, document reviews, client interviews, process walk‑throughs, developing solutions and drafting reports.
- Sales: Lead and support business development activities, such as attending client sales meetings (often as part of a bid team), drafting proposals for potential engagements and drafting presentations for introductory pitch meetings.
- Team Building: Act as a leader in the team and support more junior colleagues in their career development.
- Thought Leadership: Build the brand of FTI Consulting and the Regulatory Risk Management team by developing and contributing to thought‑provoking collateral and by designing, organising and participating in industry events.
You may also be required to travel as part of project delivery.
How You’ll Grow
We are committed to investing in your professional development with coaching, tailored programs for critical milestones, and continuous learning opportunities.
What You Will Need to Succeed
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal), presentation abilities, and stakeholder management expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including senior management and non‑UK head offices.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team while managing multiple projects with high quality standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Extensive experience interpreting and advising stakeholders on the UK regulatory perimeter and financial crime regulations including POCA and MLR 17.
- Comprehensive understanding of UK financial services regulatory framework, including FCA Handbook (particularly COBS, SYSC, PROD), FSMA, Consumer Duty, Senior Managers & Certification Regime, MiFID II/MiFIR, and market abuse legislation.
- Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining risk management and compliance frameworks, including remediation programmes, policies, procedures, governance structures, and monitoring plans.
- Experience with FCA authorisation applications, FSMA section 165 requests, and section 166 skilled person reviews.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and advise on regulatory developments and changes in response to new business initiatives.
- Significant practical experience with the design, development, implementation, embedding and maintenance of risk management and compliance frameworks, including remediation programmes, compliance policies, procedures, governance structures, gap analysis, training materials, ongoing monitoring plans, assurance work and management information requirements.
- Proven ability to lead large‑scale transformation projects and/or complex compliance initiatives.
- Ability to draft and communicate detailed reports and recommendations highlighting compliance‑related gaps.
- Experience designing and delivering regulatory training to specialist and non‑specialist audiences.
- Experience in business development activities including thought leadership, proposal development, and recruitment.
- Degree level or equivalent experience.
- Several years of experience working in the financial services sector and advising on UK financial services regulation, either within a regulated institution, regulatory body, consultancy or legal profession.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong awareness of global compliance requirements; experience with EU and US regulation (ESMA, SEC, CFTC) desirable.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
