Executive Director, Markets

Overview

Financial Conduct Authority is seeking an Executive Director, Markets. The ED will be an Executive Committee Member, reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with ED, Consumers and Competition to run the Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) division. The Work of SPC focuses on both market-participants and cross-market themes. The ED, Markets will oversee six Directorates with joint leadership responsibility for approximately 1,800 people.

The division is responsible for all FCA policy relating to the sectors the FCA supervises and will involve close engagement with senior counterparts in non-UK regulatory authorities.

• Be an Executive Committee member with collective leadership responsibility for the success of the organisation and for contributing to and delivering the FCA strategy.
• Be accountable for regulating and engaging with leadership of financial services firms ensuring that the FCA statutory objectives are met.
• Develop and implement the FCA's supervision strategy, competition agenda, policy, risk appetite and control framework, and enable delivery within this division.

• Extensive experience of leadership and people management, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams through a growth mindset.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of markets; understanding conduct and business model risk in the context of financial services in the UK and/or another major financial centre.
• Highly collaborative leadership approach and the ability to motivate and guide a large organisation through a period of significant change.
• Significant stakeholder management skills, with the ability to negotiate with and influence senior people in private and public sectors in the UK and internationally.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation and welcomes applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates as under-represented groups.

The closing date for this role is Sunday 18 January 2026 at 23:55. For more information and to apply, please visit the official FCA careers page.

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Location:

Leeds, UK
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Employment type:

Permanent
• Published on 7 Jan 2026