Senior Supervisor, Advisers, Wealth and Pensions (AWP) Team in London

Department: Consumer Investments (CI) – Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) £53,800 to £62,733; London £59,200 to £69,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience).

Role Responsibilities

• Work at pace to make sound, well‑reasoned judgements and connect the dots to identify risks early and shape smarter, more effective regulatory decisions.
• Develop supervision and risk mitigation strategies, set clear expectations to firms, direct, persuade and where appropriate, use formal powers to change behaviour to deliver better outcomes for consumers in line with the Consumer Duty.
• Review the business models/strategies of firms and identify how risks could cause harm to consumers and/or markets.
• Build effective relationships with senior leaders in firms to enhance regulatory and consumer outcomes.
• Play an engaged role within the team as support and mentor to colleagues.
• Support cross‑department and FCA‑wide initiatives to enhance collaboration and deliver practical, organisation‑wide improvements.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships across internal and external partners to build trust, improve communication and accelerate delivery of shared goals.

Skills Required

• Minimum: Prior experience in financial advice, wealth management and investment intermediary sectors, or within a regulatory or consultancy environment.
• Prior experience delivering high quality written communications to a professional standard for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing robust strategies and of making timely, risk‑based decisions supported by clear analysis and strong justification.

Essential Skills

• Ability to build effective working relationships to support the delivery of supervisory outcomes, flexing your style to build consensus and persuade a range of diverse stakeholders.
• Ownership of problems and implement pragmatic action‑based solutions.
• Effectively manage priorities within SLAs while remaining adaptable to unexpected changes.
• Ability to influence and negotiate while maintaining the integrity of the issues that need to be conveyed.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid model: employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors).
• Non‑contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
• Flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

Values and Culture

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

Disability Inclusion

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long‑term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements. If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help – reach out for tailored support. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part‑time and job sharing where applicable.