Open Finance Innovation Lead

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.

You’ll join the Smart Data Accelerator in the Innovation Department in the DTI division, helping shape forward-thinking initiatives that foster inclusive growth. Together, we aim to:

Support FCA colleagues with insights on emerging technologies

Build trusted relationships with UK and global stakeholders

Empower firms through guidance and collaborative engagement

We work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders—from firms and trade bodies to innovation networks and international organisations—while nurturing strong connections across the FCA.

What will you be doing?

Lead agile experimentation by designing and facilitating inclusive sprints, co-creation sessions and stakeholder-led testing initiatives

Share valuable insights by linking experimentation outcomes to wider research, drafting impactful recommendations and guiding discussions through workshops and roundtables

Strengthen strategic partnerships by co-developing engagement frameworks and enhancing the visibility and relevance of the smart data programme

Align cross-functional workstreams by coordinating smoothly with diverse teams, supporting publications and sustaining progress within the smart data lab ecosystem

Collaborate across departments by contributing analysis, research and responsive support to evolving smart data projects

Drive purposeful knowledge sharing by engaging stakeholders, synthesising reports and supporting innovation in open finance through technology

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