Crypto Supervisor, Market Abuse (12 month FTC)

Job title:Crypto Supervisor Market Abuse (12 month FTC)
Division: Enforcement & Market Oversight

Department: Secondary Market Oversight

• Salary: National (Edinburgh & Leeds) ranging from 53000 to 69000 and London ranging from 59200 to 76000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as:Senior Associate Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact isRiley Fox at - 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.

The Secondary Market Oversight department discharges the FCAs responsibility to combat market abuse in secondary markets and monitors markets in the service of the FCAs broader objective to support market function and protect market integrity.

The Market Abuse Surveillance Supervision (MASS) team plays a central role in the departments work. MASS supervises firms and trading venues market abuse surveillance ensuring that market participants have effective systems and controls in place to detect and report potential market abuse to the FCA through suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs).

Role responsibilities

• Assessing firms and trading venues market abuse surveillance systems and controls across cryptoasset and traditional markets

• Delivering formal communications to internal and external stakeholders

• Supporting the upskilling of colleagues across the Department through cryptoasset training helping build readiness for the new regime.

• Keeping SMO senior management apprised of all relevant developments and advising where appropriate.

Skillsrequired

Minimum:

• Practical experience in UK financial markets gained in a financial services firm trading venue financial services consultancy firm or regulator.

• A demonstrable working knowledge of the mechanics of traded markets and market abuse typologies gained through prior experience

• Please submit a cover letter explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role maximum 300 words

Essential:

• Understanding of the UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR).

• Understanding of the UK cryptoasset regime specifically the proposed policy for Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets (MARC) and Admissions and Disclosures (A&D) as per CP25/41.

• Experience of identifying and analysing key risks of harm from a range of information.

• Strong analytical and communications skills.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex events clearly and succinctly.

• Curiosity with an enthusiasm for learning and sharing knowledge.

• Self-starter with proactive approach to acquiring skills and getting the job completed

• Demonstrable experience of compliance and surveillance of traded products.

Benefits

• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays

• 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.

Our values and culture

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.

Disability confident: our hiring approach

Were proud to 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 applicationvolumeswemay progressapplicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.

Usefulinformation andtimelines

Timeline:

• Job advert closing: 5th July at 11:59pm

• CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 7th July

• First Stage Interview: w/c 20th July

• 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.

• Please submit a cover letter explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role maximum 300 words