Jobs at Financial Conduct Authority

Leads the FCA’s supervisory strategy for Consolidated Tapes, addressing complex regulatory issues and emerging risks across UK financial markets. The role involves collaborating with legal, policy, authorisations, market oversight and trading venue teams; making evidence-based judgments; analyzing market data; representing the organization externally; and supporting team development and resource management.

Leads the FCA’s Agentic AI and Data Science Research function, setting AI strategy, governance, research ethics, data science standards, and long-term capability roadmaps. The role directs horizon scanning, responsible AI adoption, model assurance, and advanced analytics initiatives supporting regulation, financial crime reduction, and organisational effectiveness. It provides senior technical advice, leads multidisciplinary teams, develops talent, and influences executive, board, regulatory, and technology stakeholders.

Leads supervision of high-risk money remittance firms, conducting complex regulatory assessments, investigations, and casework. Evaluates governance, controls, and financial crime risks; challenges poor practices; briefs senior decision-makers; and drives regulatory improvements. Manages complex priorities, collaborates with FCA teams and external partners, and supports financial crime prevention. Coaches colleagues, provides technical oversight, and deputises for the Team Manager in senior forums.

Lead the Revenue Operations team responsible for regulatory fee modelling, invoicing, collection, debt management, and income reporting. Ensure accurate, controlled, policy-aligned delivery supported by strong data governance. Advise on fee policy implementation, manage operational risk and continuity, improve processes, and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies. Develop team capability, oversee financial performance, and provide timely insights to senior leaders.

Leads supervisory relationships with credit rating agencies, evaluates emerging risks, delivers regulatory initiatives, and supports interventions protecting consumers and market integrity. The role requires expertise in credit rating agency business models and processes, analytical judgment using qualitative and quantitative information, project leadership, strong communication, decision-making, organization, adaptability, and collaboration across regulatory teams.

Leads FCA policy and strategy concerning agentic AI applications in payments. The role develops domestic and international regulatory approaches, engages government, regulators, consumer groups, and industry experts, and advises senior leaders. It requires significant agentic AI and payments experience, complex project leadership, stakeholder management, international regulatory engagement, and mentoring capabilities.

Provides legal advice on international enforcement, overseas assistance requests, evidence use, confidential information disclosure, and cross-border cooperation. Manages junior associates, signs off legal decisions, develops guidance and training, manages international and internal stakeholder relationships, represents Enforcement Legal, and leads complex projects involving regulatory, financial services, and public law issues.

Supervise a portfolio of wholesale broker firms and develop regulatory strategies aligned with FCA priorities. Lead thematic and multi-firm reviews covering governance, risk management, operational resilience, financial crime, market abuse, conduct, prudential resilience, and compliance. Manage complex supervisory cases, investigations, misconduct concerns, business-model risks, and potential firm failures. Build influential relationships with senior regulated-firm leaders and collaborate with internal policy, risk, enforcement, legal, and market specialists.

Manage Freedom of Information Act appeals, including internal reviews, Information Commissioner investigations, and tribunal appeals. Provide expert guidance on FOIA requirements, regulatory developments, disclosure risks, and document redaction. Oversee work allocation and service levels, communicate with stakeholders and requesters, and line manage, coach, and develop junior colleagues handling complex and high-profile cases.

Serve as an independent, appointed Panel member representing consumer and small-business interests to the FCA. Provide strategic advice, challenge policy proposals, lead on topic areas (mortgages, retail investments, or retail insurance), contribute to consultations, attend twice-monthly meetings, maintain subject-matter expertise, and commit at least 35 days per year. Role requires strong consumer advocacy, policy experience, analytical and communication skills, UK right-to-work, and passing due diligence and SC-level security vetting.

Leads the FCA’s workplace, estates, facilities, corporate security, and health and safety functions across its London, Edinburgh, and Leeds sites. The role manages internal teams, outsourced supplier contracts, landlords, tenants, budgets, estate resilience, space planning, sustainability, disaster recovery, and operational performance. It also develops the department’s long-term strategy, drives service excellence, and builds an inclusive, high-performing team.