Job title: Lead Wholesale Banks Supervisor
Division: Supervision Policy & Competition
Department: Wholesale Banks Sell side
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 59100 to 74000 and London from 64900 to 88000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory
Your recruitment contact is Tahir Khan via Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email 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 us youll play 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 Sell-Side Directorate oversees wholesale banks intermediaries market infrastructure and exchanges ensuring fair transparent and resilient wholesale markets that support the effective functioning of the UKs financial system.
Role responsibilities:
Oversee and personally deliver several key workstreams which include (1) our data strategy including risk identification and outlier analysis across firms; (2) multi firm work across the portfolio; (3) our external comms strategy; and (4) the most complex cases in the portfolio
Work on a range of issues of key importance to financial services to develop and implement strategies to oversee the portfolio and firms and to help the FCA deliver its strategy
Engage with senior managers at wholesale banks and the FCA help set our supervision strategy and key FCA priorities for the firms we supervise work with a range of specialists at the FCA and build relationships with other regulators
Direct line management as well as overseeing coaching and mentoring others in the team
Assess business models strategies and activities of a wide range of wholesale banks how they are changing in response to the external environment and what implications these changes have for the FCA supervision of these firms
Oversee and lead on a variety of complex supervisory cases and projects including the design and implementation of our data and comms strategy
Support the management team in running the department
Skills required:
Minimum:
Prior experience of working in either a wholesale financial service environment such as a regulated firm legal and consultancy or other regulatory and governmental organisations
Demonstrated experience of working in an analytical role using information and data
Essential:
A curious and inquisitive mindset and a commitment to deliver in the public interest
Evidence of working with large amounts of complex information to identifying key themes drawing logical conclusions identifying outliers and developing and implementing a strategy and plan of action
Experience of using data to analyse business models and wholesale conduct risks or evidence through another role demonstrating you could quickly learn this
Effective interpersonal and stakeholder management skills: able to build and maintain relationships with senior management at wholesale banks other regulators and staff at all levels within the FCA
Experience of overseeing coaching and mentoring others
Ability to work with minimal supervision to deliver material outcomes use sound judgement and escalate issues appropriately
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of50% for senior leaders). Changing from September toa minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of60% for Directors andExecutive Directors)
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 visit our benefits page.
Our Values & Culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one thats free from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We 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 you require any 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.
Disability Confident: Our Hiring Approach
Useful Information and Timeline
Job advert close: Sunday 1st March at 23:59pm
CV Review/Shortlist: 2nd March
Case Study Assessment: w/c 9th March
Interview: w/c 16th March
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for around 50,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 48,000 firms