Financial Markets Expert

Job Title:

Financial Markets Expert Division:
Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC) Department:
Market Oversight (MO) Salary:
National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £103,000 and London £82,300 to £115,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience) This role is graded as:
Technical Specialist – Regulatory

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of financial services in the UK.

Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) oversees firms and individuals (Supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (Policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (Competition). Market Oversight (MO) oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets. The newly formed Central Market Monitoring (CMM) team sits between SPC and MO.

The FCA is dedicating resources to better understand market functioning in real time and how market‑wide risks are building up over time.

• Lead the design and delivery of innovative, data‑led monitoring that identifies market‑wide risks across UK wholesale markets, helping to strengthen market integrity, resilience and confidence
• Transform complex market data into clear insights and compelling visualisations, shaping the FCA's understanding of emerging risks and informing strategic decision‑making
• Drive evidence‑based recommendations that reduce risks and improve market outcomes through firm engagement, targeted analysis and influential publications
• Lead real‑time assessments of market health, responding to market events and working collaboratively with firms and stakeholders to protect consumers and support orderly markets during periods of uncertainty
• Shape internal and external communications on market‑wide risks and market functioning, providing trusted insight on issues that matter to the UK's financial system
• Work closely with colleagues across the FCA to deliver proactive thematic projects, tackling complex market challenges and contributing to work that helps protect millions of consumers and maintain confidence in UK financial markets

Minimum:
Prior experience of broad expertise across financial markets (fixed income, rates, derivatives, equity and/or commodities markets). Significant expertise and experience, from a risk taking or risk management perspective, in one or more of the following:

• UK government bonds and Sterling derivative markets (including inflation markets)
• Energy markets
• Metals markets

Prior experience of producing strong analytical outputs, using data and analysis to reach conclusions on overall risks related to trading strategies or market functions. Prior experience of leading projects independently and delivering high‑quality outputs on time. Essential:
Ability to work at pace and under pressure, using sound judgement and escalating issues appropriately. Confident in taking responsibility with the ability to balance and manage competing priorities, working independently and in a team and manage several work streams simultaneously. Experience of strong prioritisation and project management skills. Proven ability to impact and influence senior internal and external stakeholders. Clear and authoritative communication skills to present to a senior audience/effective ability to articulate and synthetise market developments.

Ability to build and maintain relationships with senior management, other regulators and staff at all levels within the…