Senior Policy Advisor

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.

Do you want to shape the future of either Open Banking or Cryptoassets as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Policy teams at the FCA?

We are recruiting five Senior Associates within our Payments and Digital Assets Directorate

Open Banking Policy

The Open Banking team leads on the policy to design the long-term regulatory framework for open banking in the UK. The work touches the lives of everyone in the UK, making sure that access to data and payments is fast, efficient, dependable, and safe.

We want to build on the initial success of open banking in the UK to help unlock and realise further benefits for consumers, businesses, and the wider economy.

Open banking should continue to support innovation and greater competition for consumers and businesses.

Our team is shaping the future regulatory framework for open banking, and it would therefore be advantageous for candidates to have an awareness of regulatory developments in the financial or technological landscapes.

Cryptoassets Policy

The Cryptoassets Policy Team is at the forefront of developing the FCA’s policy solutions on cryptoassets.

As digital technology and crypto assets market develop and evolve, regulators also need to innovate and adapt our regulatory framework to deal with new and evolving opportunities and risks.  We are in the process of designing a more comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptoassets to help shape the future of this diverse, fast-paced, and ever-changing sector.

Cryptoassets and associated activities are due to be phased into the FCA’s perimeter.  Our work includes the development, consultation and implementation of cryptoasset policy for retail consumer issues.

You will be a key member of the team, shaping creative and evidence-based policy solutions that benefit consumers, markets, and competition.

What you will be doing

• As a Senior Associate in either team, you will have the opportunity to support on policy areas conducting research, engaging with teams across the FCA, and studying information to develop policy proposals
• You will build depth and breadth of knowledge as you support the team’s wider work
• You will contribute to public consultation on changes to FCA rules or guidance, as well as work to ensure FCA priorities are reflected in changes taken forward by others. You will consult with government, other regulators, industry, and other opinion formers shaping the market
• You will also provide training, advice, and briefings about payments policy issues to FCA colleagues and senior leadership

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