Senior Associate developing strategic approaches to payments and digital assets for the FCA. Driving innovation and regulatory clarity in the financial services sector.
Responsibilities
Delivering strategic workstreams that shape the FCA’s approach to payments and digital assets - driving innovation and regulatory clarity in a rapidly evolving sector
Undertake horizon scanning and market and sector analysis to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities that enables proactive, informed outcomes to help consumers and supports market integrity
Build and maintain influential relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders including regulators, trade bodies, and industry specialists to collaboratively advance policy development and regulatory outcomes
Research and analyse complex information to produce high quality written reports and presentations with actionable insights and recommendations, deepening the FCA’s expertise in payments and digital assets and shaping future regulatory direction
Deliver engaging training, advice, briefings to FCA colleagues, supporting and empowering them with the knowledge to navigate crypto-related issues effectively
Requirements
Experience working in financial services or in another sector for a regulator or public body
Prior experience of analysing data and making well informed recommendations
Experience of stakeholder management
Knowledge of the payments or digital assets sectors and an adaptive /keen learner
Excellent analytical capabilities, supporting robust recommendations - you will be proficient at analysing complex information or data; and exercising robust, consistent judgements that balance a range of opposing factors
Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, using sound judgement and escalating issues appropriately
Experience in managing projects, including managing ambiguity
Ability to work at pace and under pressure, working self-directed and in a team, and manage several work streams simultaneously
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
Non-contributory pension (8–12% 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
Job title
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