Director, Market Oversight (Equities)

What will the candidate get from the role

Youll join the FCAs senior leadership team at an exciting period of change for financial services and its regulation. You will lead teams of talented and committed people working collaboratively on significant projects and programmes.

Youll get exposure to a broad range of issues and will contribute to both Market Oversight and the wider FCAs senior leadership team helping to shape and influence the organisations strategy.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the continued development and delivery of the FCAs wholesale equity market priorities through a period of significant change growth and development.

• Developing our capabilities through the use of digital tools and AI capabilities to improve efficiency championing new ways of working.

• Role modelling the necessary cultural change and creating a strong sense of engagement purpose and collaboration.

• Forging and maintaining strong and collaborative partnerships with key internal stakeholders to ensure a coordinated effective and forward-looking FCA approach to equity markets.

• Representing the FCA externally with credibility and authority forging and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders (including domestic and international regulatory and enforcement authorities) and creating and driving a strong FCA narrative in relation to the effectiveness of UK equity markets as a capital raising mechanism.

• Representing the Directorate and Division at relevant FCA boards committees and working groups.

• Playing an active role as a member of the FCA senior leadership team and ensuring the Directorate contributes effectively to the success of the new FCA strategy.

Skills/Experience Required

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here).

Minimum

• Strong practical experience and expert knowledge of the operation of UK equity markets.

• Experience of dealing with external stakeholders with gravitas and credibility.

• Role model strong leadership behaviours in line with the FCA values and capabilities and delivering organisational priorities

Essential

• Strong people leadership able to lead clearly and decisively through periods of change.

• Strong senior level equity market experience ideally market facing with a risk management mindset.

• A strong understanding of equity market dynamics with an appetite to support our strategic focus on sustained economic growth

• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills including the ability to influence senior decision makers internally and externally.

• An analytical mind-set and a risk-based approach to decision making including the ability to make effective judgments and decisions often in a time critical environment.

• Ability to act confidently within the legal framework under which key decisions are made and to identify legal risk.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• The ability to deal with several competing priorities and work-streams often under significant time pressure.

• A strong sense of the value of teamwork and in particular the ability to collaboratively co-lead the wider Market Oversight directorate alongside the Director of FICC Market Oversight

Desirable

• Good awareness of both the political and media interest in the FCAs work and the ability to manage communications and relationships in these spheres sensitively.

The FCAs Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the society we serve helping us to be a better regulator. We serve the public and our decisions directly affect the wellbeing of people businesses and the UK economy. So our values represent the culture we aspire to every day guiding our judgements building trust and helping us to be At our best.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of our organisation. Given this we particularly welcome applications from women disabled and minority ethnic candidates as under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer we are open to considering flexible working arrangements including job shares. Please inform your recruiter if you wish to apply for this role on a flexible basis.

Application Support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement disability or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make you application as easy as possible and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.

Conflicts of interest

All applicants to the FCA are required to demonstrate that they do not have other interests likely to conflict with their responsibilities as an employee of the FCA. You should declare any potential conflict of interest as early as possible in the selection process and also disclose information or personal connections that if appointed might be open to misperception.

Any potential conflicts of interest will not prevent candidates going forward to interview but may if appropriate be explored during the interview to establish how the candidate would address the issue(s) should they be successful in their application.

Useful information

• The closing date for this role is 23:55 on Sunday 30th November.

• Selection will be via a two-stage interview plus psychometric assessment

• To apply please submit your CV and one page cover letter to this link successful you will be required to obtain and retain DV Clearance.

• We operate a hybrid working policy with an expectation that senior leaders spend a minimum of 50% of their working time each month in the office.
• The salary range for the role for London 200000 to 260000.

The FCA has retained Russell Reynolds to advise on this appointment. For further information about the position and additional details on qualifications requirements terms and conditions of service please contact Russell Reynolds or Should you wish to speak with someone before submitting an application please contact quoting reference number 2510-113L.