Financial Conduct Authority
Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers
Requirements of the role
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.
SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). The Sell‑Side Directorate oversees wholesale banks, intermediaries, market infrastructure and exchanges, ensuring fair, transparent and resilient wholesale markets that support the effective functioning of the UK’s financial system.
Role Responsibilities
- Work closely with your manager and a supportive, collaborative team to deliver the supervisory strategy across all four firms, helping to refine our market oversight and regulatory outcomes
- Manage specific workstreams within proactive projects, using your insight to advance progress and help deliver well informed, risk‑based decisions that improve firm practices and protect consumers
- Manage a varied portfolio of complex reactive casework, including sensitive whistleblowing matters, bringing clarity, structure, and timely action that supports fairness, accountability, and trust in the sector
- Liaise with colleagues across supervision, legal, and enforcement teams, often promptly but with careful attention to detail, contributing accurate, well‑evidenced insights that support robust and joined‑up regulatory responses
Location
London, Edinburgh, Leeds
Contract type
Full time, Permanent
Profession
Competition, Finance, Policy, Supervision
Working pattern
Hybrid
Closing Date
21/06/2026
