Open Finance Specialist

Financial Conduct Authority

Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers


Requirements of the role

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

You’ll join the Smart Data Accelerator in the Innovation Department in the DTI division, helping shape forward-thinking initiatives that foster inclusive growth. Together, we aim to:

Support FCA colleagues with insights on emerging technologies

Build trusted relationships with UK and global stakeholders

Empower firms through guidance and collaborative engagement

We work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders—from firms and trade bodies to innovation networks and international organisations—while nurturing strong connections across the FCA.

What will you be doing?

Implement agile testing and experimentation through inclusive design sprints, stakeholder co-creation and hands-on policy development

Analyse emerging technologies and share insights by leading research, facilitating roundtables and crafting practical, forward-looking recommendations

Build strategic collaboration frameworks that amplify the smart data team’s presence and foster meaningful partnerships

Coordinate smoothly across teams by guiding communications, streamlining signoffs and managing the smart data ecosystem with care

Contribute flexibly to departmental projects through insightful analysis, research and responsive programme support

Elevate knowledge sharing by connecting initiatives, organising workshops and aligning efforts with the open finance vision


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 Location

London, Leeds, Edinburgh

 Contract type

Full time, Permanent

 Profession

Finance, Specialist


 Working pattern

Flexible working, Hybrid

 Closing Date

04/08/2025