Senior Policy Advisor – Cryptoassets

Requirements of the role

The Crypto Policy team sits in the Payments and Digital Assets Department and plays a critical role in leading the FCA’s policy work on cryptoassets. This sector continues to grow at great pace, creating both opportunities for consumers and regulated participants, but also new risks that we must stay ahead of.

Regulation of the cryptoassets sector is already underway and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) has proposed bringing much more into the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is the Crypto Policy team’s role to devise and drive this work forward, liaising with multiple internal stakeholders, HMT, Bank of England, industry, and international regulators to propose a future regulatory framework.

What will you be doing?

As an experienced Associate in the team, you will have the opportunity to lead and support on policy areas conducting research, engaging with teams across the FCA, studying business models and risks, proposing, and advising on their regulatory treatment as part of policy development. You will build depth and breadth of knowledge as you support the team’s wider work.

You will contribute to public consultation on FCA rules or guidance, as well as work to ensure FCA priorities are reflected in changes taken forward by others. You will be responsible for consulting with government, other regulators, industry, and other opinion formers shaping the market. You will also provide training, advice, and briefings about crypto policy issues to FCA colleagues and senior leadership.

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