Lead Economist

Requirements of the role

Economics is at the heart of the FCA’s work. Economic insight underpins our regulatory decisions and shapes how we respond to some of the most complex challenges across financial services.

We are seeking a permanent Lead Associate to join our Economics Division. The team plays a key role in supporting policy development through in-depth economic advice, thorough assessment and constructive challenge across both wholesale and retail markets. Our work spans market failure assessment and cost–benefit evaluation, alongside overseeing and commissioning high-quality research to improve policy.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled individual to contribute to the FCA’s work on critical issues in wholesale financial markets, including capital markets and to help shape fair, effective and competitive markets.

Role responsibilities

Using your economic knowledge and experience, you will play a central role in delivering high-quality policy advice and analysis across a range of live policy issues, with a particular focus on wholesale markets, including capital markets.

You will deliver the economic input into policy development, working across a varied portfolio of projects. This will involve producing careful analysis to tight deadlines where needed, as well as undertaking more in-depth, longer-term research to support complex policy questions.

As a Lead Economist, you will manage multiple workstreams, including the design and management of projects. A key part of this will be leading cost–benefit analysis for proposed policy interventions, ensuring outputs are robust and credible.

Alongside your delivery responsibilities, you will support and develop more junior colleagues through line management and day-to-day work oversight. You will help set direction, provide guidance and promote a culture of balanced work and continuous professional development.

You will also work closely with the team manager to plan, prioritise and allocate work effectively across the team and act as an escalation point for complex or high-profile issues.

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