Cryptoassets Policy Specialist

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.

Are you looking for a chance to work at the heart of the fast-moving world of Digital Assets – and to play a key role in shaping the future UK regulatory environment, and sector?

We are looking for a talented individual to join the Cryptoasset Policy team in our Payments and Digital Assets Directorate.

The Crypto Policy team plays a critical role in scoping, designing and leading the FCA’s policy work in relation to 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 you will be doing

• Providing specialist technical advice to shape, support and challenge the development of the team’s policy solutions for further regulating the sector
• Ensuring proposals are robust, evidenced and benchmarked against traditional finance and international comparisons
• Over time, advising key internal and front line colleagues on the application of the existing regulation that applies to firms in the UK (and potentially other jurisdictions, where relevant)
• Driving forward your own proposals, displaying judgement while managing stakeholders

You will have the opportunity to help shape the long-term vision and strategy of how we further regulate this sector.  This will involve working others across the FCA to harness expertise and knowledge from internal departments, including wholesale crypto policy, Risk & Compliance Legal, International, Supervision and Enforcement. You will also gain exposure to working with external stakeholders such as HMT, the Bank of England and it is expected that you create and build create and build relationships with a diverse range of industry stakeholders.

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