Lead Supervisor – Corporate Finance Firms

Requirements of the role

About the FCA and team 

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll 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).

Sitting in the Infrastructure & Exchanges directorate, the MI Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms Department oversees key market infrastructure and around 440 corporate finance firms, while shaping trading venue policy to support fair, orderly, and transparent markets across asset classes.

Role responsibilities: 

• Guide and prioritise team efforts to ensure resources are focused on high-impact supervisory work.
• Manage and develop colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Assess firm strategies and risks, using data insights to protect consumers and market integrity.
• Shape and deliver supervision strategies that drive meaningful change and regulatory outcomes.
• Engage directly with firms, setting clear expectations and using influence or powers to improve behaviours.
• Collaborate and escalate, working with internal stakeholders and senior management to resolve issues effectively.

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