At a Glance
- Tasks: Optimising trading data pipelines and designing interactive dashboards for market analysis.
- Company: The Financial Conduct Authority regulates financial services firms and markets in the UK.
- Benefits: Opportunity to grow technical skills and work on impactful challenges in a new department.
- Other info: Position located within the Market Oversight Directorate, established in 2024.
- Why this job: Join a newly formed department driving data-led regulation in UK markets.
- Qualifications: Experience in data analysis and familiarity with financial products required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Financial Conduct Authority regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK.
Requirements of the role:
Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate, the Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) Department, formed in 2024, drives data-led regulation by delivering specialist services, intelligence, and casework across UK markets, supporting innovation, insight, and effective oversight through advanced analytical and technical capabilities.
Role Responsibilities:
- Leading the optimisation of high-performance pipelines of trading and position data, transforming millions of daily records into model-ready datasets for risk and market analysis.
- Owning the design and insights from interactive dashboards and web apps, turning unique regulatory markets data into system-wide views across fixed income, commodities, FX and equities helping stakeholders build a detailed understanding of firm and sector risks through flow and exposure data.
- Leading analysis on diverse and stimulating issues, empowering market abuse, policy and supervisory teams to make informed, timely decisions whilst gaining exposure to a broad range of markets and financial products.
- Supporting colleagues and growing your technical skills to impactful challenges and play a key role in shaping how data are harnessed to monitor and supervise firms and markets.
Markets Data Scientist in Leeds employer: UK Regulators' Network
The Financial Conduct Authority, based in the UK, offers a unique opportunity to influence financial regulation. The MODI Department focuses on data-driven insights, fostering innovation and effective oversight. Join a team dedicated to shaping market supervision through advanced analytics.
