Financial Conduct Authority

Crypto

• Supporting the Manager in overseeing the team, helping to motivate and set direction, allocating and tracking delivery of tasks, and pushing forward high-quality performance
• Line managing associates, coaching and developing team members, and sharing knowledge actively across the team
• Developing high-quality policy advice and solutions, communicating these proposals for internal policy discussion and public consultation
• Working closely with departments across the FCA to harness expertise and knowledge in policy development, for example, Wholesale Cryptoassets Policy, Authorisation, Supervision, Enforcement, and International
• Helping to manage relationships with a diverse range of external stakeholders (industry, trade and consumer bodies) as well as to engage effectively with key domestic partners including HMT, The Bank of England and as applicable the Payment Systems Regulator and the Prudential Regulation Authority

Lead Crypto & Tech Policy Associate

Operations

• Support the CASS Operations, Data and Risk team as a first-line intake point for information and data received by ReSOC (from firms, auditors and internal stakeholders)
• Apply a consistent, risk-based approach to prioritise incoming correspondence and data, identify key themes and potential consumer harm indicators, and escalate appropriately within agreed timescales
• Produce concise analysis and MI for stakeholders to support timely decision-making and effective allocation of work across ReSOC and wider FCA teams, ensuring decisions are well informed and aligned to consumer protection goals
• Develop deep knowledge of the CASS regime, enhancing your grasp of how firms protect client assets across the UK
• Identify recurring issues, bottlenecks and avoidable rework; propose and implement process improvements (e.g., templates, guidance, automation opportunities, standard operating procedures) to improve efficiency and quality

Resolution Strategy, Operations and CASS Analyst

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Conduct and support in-depth financial resilience assessments across a diverse portfolio of wholesale and retail firms, helping protect the stability and safety of the financial system, giving you exposure to complex business models and important regulatory work
• Support the delivery of high quality, timely analysis, ensuring regulatory decisions are well informed and effective, building your reputation for precision and efficiency in a demanding environment
• Evaluate and apply the most appropriate regulatory tools, helping firms meet financial resilience standards, deepening your knowledge in prudential regulation and enhancing your decision-making capability
• Coach and mentor associates within the team, building capability and confidence, while developing your own leadership and people management skills
• Collaborate closely with front line supervisors, contributing to joined up regulatory outcomes, expanding your network and deepening your understanding of supervisory practices
• Role model judgement, engagement, delivery, and self-management, aligned with FCA values, positioning yourself as a trusted and credible professional within the organisation
• Apply and deepen your understanding of prudential regulation frameworks, working across different regimes, enhancing your technical knowledge and broadening your regulatory knowledge
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and engage across varying prudential regimes, shaping outcomes and building alignment, giving you visibility and the opportunity to contribute to important strategic work

Senior Financial Risk Specialist

• Lead and inspire an effective team to meet key objectives, including developing and empowering a team of professionals through performance management, coaching, and mentoring to build capability, enhance engagement, and develop future leaders across the wider department
• Shape and guide prudential policy thinking, providing thought leadership that informs strategic decisions and improves the organisation’s regulatory and risk framework
• Play a pivotal role in running the department, contributing to strategic direction as part of the leadership team and ensuring delivery of priorities that support long-term value
• Champion a well-defined, values-driven culture, role modelling the right behaviours to embed accountability, collaboration, and effective performance across the team

Lead Crypto & Tech Policy Associate

Resolution Strategy, Operations and CASS Analyst

Senior Financial Risk Specialist

Policy Manager, Financial Resilience