Lead Associate - Regulatory

The Financial Conduct Authority; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK financial regulatory body is seeking a Lead Policy Advisor. The role involves leading a team to manage high-profile projects and stakeholder relationships, analyzing data for policy proposals, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. Candidates should have strong policy-making experience, problem-solving abilities, and the capability to manage competing priorities effectively. This position offers opportunities to influence growth in the UK financial sector, promoting fair markets and consumer protection.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in leading complex strategic initiatives with deadlines.
• Experience in analysing and using information for regulatory judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Engage with stakeholders to steer market developments.
• Oversee projects ensuring alignment with FCA priorities.
• Analyze data to develop regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Policy making experience

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving skills

Organizational abilities

Job description

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Testing was carried out by Blazie Engineering using the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test.**Job title: Lead Policy Advisor** **Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition** **Department: Payments and Digital Assets****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.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). Sitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Open Banking & Finance department develops policy to enable a flourishing and sustainable open banking ecosystem that drives competition, innovation and growth in the UK. Embracing opportunities for greater data sharing will make consumers’ and businesses’ lives easier, increasing choice and allowing for easy-to-access, personalised support.**Role responsibilities*** Lead and manage a capable team of associates, ensuring effective work allocation, promoting collaborative efforts, and delivering high-quality outcomes* Engage with internal FCA teams and external stakeholders, including Government, regulators, industry professionals, and consumer groups, shaping market developments and steering positive change* Oversee complex projects and stakeholder relationships, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with FCA’s strategic priorities* Build and maintain effective partnerships with HM Treasury, other Government departments, regulators, and financial services stakeholders, cultivating trust and supporting impactful policy decisions* Analyse data and insights to develop policy proposals and conduct public consultations, creating regulatory frameworks that protect consumers and promote competition and market integrity* Guide stakeholders and market trends to integrate FCA priorities into industry changes, ensuring the UK financial sector develops in line with our strategy**Skills required****Minimum:*** Prior experience in leading work to deliver on high profile and complex strategic initiatives, including experience of working to deadlines and managing risk* Demonstrable policy making experience or practical experience of analysing and using information from a range of sources to form a judgement in a regulated field**Essential:*** Experience of analysing information and developing policy* Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of competing priorities and issues* Good stakeholder management, to build a network across and beyond the organisation and work collaboratively on strategic initiatives and deliver high priority work* Demonstrated ability to translate strategic policy objectives into a structured, actionable delivery plan, setting clear milestones and ensuring alignment across teams* An ability to take into account potentially very different views which