Market Abuse, Cryptoasset Implementation Specialist (Fixed Term for 12 months)

Job title: Market Abuse, Cryptoasset Implementation Specialist (Fixed Term for 12 months)

Division: Enforcement & Market Oversight Department: Secondary Market Oversight

Salary: London ranging from £59,200 to £76,000 and National (Edinburgh & Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £69,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Regulatory

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.

Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) is responsible for the FCA’s responsibilities for market monitoring, delivery of the functions of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) and the investigation and prosecution of misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

The Market Oversight Directorate oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets via its four departments: Listing, Primary Market Oversight, Secondary Market Oversight, and Market Oversight Data & Intelligence.

Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate, the Secondary Market Oversight (SMO) Department addresses all aspects of market abuse in secondary markets through data analysis, detection, investigation, and supervision, following the FCA’s four Ps approach — prepare, prevent, protect, and pursue — to maintain clean and transparent markets.

Role responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of the FCA’s approach to the Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets (MARC) ahead of its introduction on 25 October 2027, working within the FICC Market Abuse team and across the SMO department
• Help define and implement SMO’s strategy, supervisory approach and risk appetite for cryptoassets, including consideration of interactions with existing derivatives products
• Collaborate with teams across SMO to prepare for the introduction of the new cryptoasset market abuse regime and associated asset class
• Assist in designing, developing and delivering departmental training requirements to build capability and readiness for MARC
• Contribute to the identification, assessment and management of market abuse risks arising within cryptoasset markets
• Review and analyse allegations of market abuse across FICC asset classes to support understanding of potential application and implications for cryptoassets
• Work closely with colleagues and stakeholders to embed regulatory expectations, operational readiness and effective supervisory practices under the new regime

Skills required

• Minimum: Demonstrable knowledge of cryptoasset markets, market abuse typologies, and the regulatory frameworks governing them, including an understanding of the Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets (MARC) and Admissions & Disclosures (A&D) regime
• Practical experience gained within a financial services firm, trading venue, financial services consultancy, or regulatory organisation, with exposure to financial markets and market abuse matters
• Proven experience supporting the implementation of new or evolving regulatory requirements, including developing guidance, delivering training, and communicating regulatory expectations to colleagues and stakeholders
• Essential: Knowledge of UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR) and its application to financial markets and market conduct matters
• Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to a range of audiences
• Commitment to continuous learning, knowledge sharing and ongoing professional development
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams effectively, delivering high-quality outputs within agreed timescales
• Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing positively to team objectives
• Ability to make evidence-based judgements and recommendations, applying a pragmatic and flexible approach to problem‑solving
• Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships across a range of internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices
• 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
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. 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.

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.

Disability confident: our hiring approach

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.

Useful information and timelines

• Timeline: Job advert closing: 8th November 11:59pm
• CV Review/Shortlist: 10th November
• Interview: 16th, 17th, 18th November

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.

SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.

At the FCA, we’re creating a fair and more resilient financial system. We’re establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.

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