Financial Conduct Authority

Director, Wholesale and Unauthorised Business Investigations

Financial Conduct Authority

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £200,000 - £260,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Managing complex portfolios of wholesale and unauthorised business investigations and resulting criminal, civil and regulatory enforcement action
  • Being the Settlement Decision Maker on Enforcement Operations
  • Role model for the whole of FCA/ EMO with a commitment to continuous improvement through delivery of the impactful deterrence agenda
  • Developing and delivering a long-term strategy for the directorate, aligned to broader divisional and organisational strategies
  • Leading on performance, capability and culture within the directorate, with a strong focus on operational excellence
  • Delivering through others by relying on coaching, influencing and negotiating skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Building a strong and inclusive directorate that attracts and develops diverse talent
  • Working effectively across organisational boundaries to achieve outcomes, particularly in relation to financial crime
  • Operational responsibility for the running of the team (and the wider Division as part of the EMO Director Team) in terms of budgeting, forecasting, resourcing, and external costs

Requirements

  • Managing and influencing key stakeholders, including senior decision makers internally and externally (both domestically and internationally)
  • Conducting and overseeing a wide range of complex investigations, not necessarily gained in the financial services sector
  • Working across organisational boundaries, with proven delivery of cross-organisational projects
  • Effectively leading a large business area made up of multi-disciplinary teams
  • The ability to deal with competing priorities and workstreams and to balance immediate, high priority, sometimes politically sensitive issues with longer term strategic thinking
  • A high level of personal resilience – you should be able to manage challenging situations and work across organisational boundaries
  • Strong judgement and ability to take well-informed, bold, forward-thinking decisions
  • An excellent leader of people who improves capability, leads through change, builds a diverse and inclusive team and exhibits an engaging and adaptable style that connects with people at all levels
  • Ability to quickly develop a technical understanding of the FCA’s powers and risk-based approach in relation to investigation and enforcement activity
  • Understanding of the role of intelligence in fighting serious crime
  • Good technical understanding of the overall regulatory and legal framework in the UK and the FCA’s place within it
  • Understanding of the international dimension within which the FCA operates
  • Understanding of the financial services market in the UK and how firms operate within it is desirable.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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