Financial Conduct Authority
Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers
Requirements of the role
The Supervision, Policy and Competition Division within oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Within this, the Buy‑Side Directorate oversees asset managers, alternative asset managers, funds, and the asset servicing firms that support the buy‑side. It aims to ensure these firms operate with integrity, deliver fair value, and support well‑functioning, competitive markets that work for consumers and the wider economy.
The Asset Servicing and Asset Management team is strategically significant to market integrity and investor protection. It brings together a system wide supervisory lens within a single perimeter, reflecting how asset management risks manifest across the value chain, from asset managers investing across public and private markets through to the asset servicing and fund services that support them.
Role responsibilities
- Manage, develop and inspire a capable team overseeing buy-side firms, ensuring consistent, high-quality supervisory outcomes while shaping a collaborative and inclusive team culture
- Set clear priorities and strategic direction, ensuring focused and effective supervision across a complex portfolio and enabling the team to deliver meaningful market outcomes
- Own and deliver the supervisory strategy for Buy-Side Custody & Fund Services, enhancing oversight of critical market infrastructure and contributing to market stability and investor confidence
- Apply judgement on complex and high-profile regulatory issues, guiding key decisions and interventions while working on market sensitive and impactful challenges
- Support risk focused supervision across asset servicing and asset management, tackling investor protection, operational resilience and governance to shape how firms operate and safeguard clients
- Manage engagement with senior stakeholders including Boards and executives, building trusted, professional relationships and enhancing your impact at the highest levels
- Collaborate with internal teams and international regulators, delivering coordinated, forward-looking regulatory outcomes and broadening your exposure across an evolving regulatory landscape
- Contribute to directorate strategy and cross organisational initiatives, supporting the future of supervision and playing a key role in supporting innovation and long-term priorities
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London, Edinburgh, LeedsContract type
Full time, Permanent
Profession
Asset Management, Financial Services, Manager, Policy
Working pattern
Flexible working, Hybrid
Closing Date
02/06/2026