Lead Associate Regulatory

Job Title: Lead Supervisor Retail Banking Portfolio Team
Division:Supervision Policy & Competition
Department:Retail Banking

• Salary:National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from59100 to 69666 andLondon from64900 to76500(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as:Lead Associate - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact isTahir Khan via Applications must besubmittedthrough our online portal. Applications sent viasocial media oremail will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair thriving and effective. By joining usyoullplay 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). The Retail Banking Directorate oversees supervision and policy for UK retail banking and mortgages driving better outcomes for consumers including those with vulnerabilities - through firm-specific sector-wide and event-driven work with a strong focus on fairness affordability and consumer protection.

Role responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the Manager to (i) plan prioritise and allocate proactive and reactive work across the team; (ii) take a proactive role in managing coaching and mentoring junior team members and overseeing their work to ensure timely progress is made to achieve supervisory outcomes (iii) depute for the Manager during periods of absence (iv) and continuously improve internal processes by suggesting and implementing changes that result in better outcomes

• Lead and oversee team operations in a dynamic fast-paced environment ensuring high standards in casework and records management driving performance excellence and directly contributing to regulatory effectiveness and public trust

• Analyse complex business models and strategies to identify key risks of harm shaping impactful supervisory strategies that protect consumers and strengthen market integrity

• Balance personal delivery with team leadership to achieve supervisory outcomes aligning with FCAs strategic priorities and enhancing consumer protection

• Leading engagement with the firms senior management on a wide variety of regulatory issues and remediation diplomatically and assertively; and work cross-functionally within the FCA and with external stakeholders including at the PRA building strong relationships

• Respond to emerging firm and industry developments with sound judgement across areas like financial crime tech transformation and consumer protection. Provide clear actionable insights that guide internal and external stakeholders through complex challenges

Skillsrequired

Minimum:

• Experience in planning prioritisation and allocating work within the team ensuring that the team delivers against expected performance standards and deadlines with minimal oversight and appropriate escalation of issues

• Experience identifying consumer harm and developing/implementing supervisory strategies to mitigate risks

Essential:

• Ability to manage complex and large pieces of work with minimal oversight including experience of managing through change and balancing conflicting priorities

• Experience reaching sound judgements quickly from a broad and varied range of information even in cases where there is uncertainty showing strong analytical capability

• Strong oral and written communication skills for building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders at all levels including engaging with and presenting to senior management

• Curiosity and motivation to continually learn about and investigate issues and willingness to develop yourself and the team taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work

• Ability to think critically about the strengths and weaknesses of firms business models strategies and culture to identify relevant risks issues and themes and arrive at appropriate judgements identifying harm and developing/implementing supervisory strategies to mitigate risks

Benefits

• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• Non-contributory pension (812% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visitour benefits page.

Ourvaluesandculture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusiveculture: onethatsfree from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.

If yourequireany adjustments due to a disability or condition your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disabilityconfident:ourhiringapproach

Wereproudto be aDisability Confident Employer andtherefore people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet theminimumcriteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment cases ofhigh application volumes we may progressapplicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.

Usefulinformation andtimelines

• Jobadvertclose: 17th November at 23:59pm

• CV Review/Shortlist: 19th November

• Case Study Assessment & Interview: w/c 24th November

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.