Financial Resilience Risk - Technical Specialist

Job title:

Financial Resilience Risk - Technical Specialist Division:
Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC)
Department:
Financial Resilience Salary:
National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 80,000 to 110,000 and London from 85,000 to 120,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as:
Technical Specialist, Regulatory Your internal recruitment contact is Shafika via  external recruitment contact is Katherine via  Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

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 UK finance services.  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).Sitting

within the Specialist Directorate, the Financial Resilience department (FRD) leads the FCA’s efforts to minimise consumer and market harm from weaknesses in firms’ financial resilience by setting standards through rules and guidance, and by providing specialist supervision and data capabilities.

Role responsibilities

Apply deep technical expertise to assess financial services firms, markets, and products, ensuring robust evaluations that strengthen market integrity and protect consumers

Lead and guide departmental initiatives, driving high-quality assessments and delivering impactful presentations, shaping regulatory policy that supports the FCA’s strategic priorities

Coach, mentor, and develop talent across the FCA, building analytical and risk management capabilities that elevate organisational performance

Role model FCA values as part of the senior leadership team, fostering a culture of integrity, collaboration, and excellence

Skills required

Minimum:

Proven experience of identifying and quantifying prudential risks in firms

Prior experience of managing and resolving complex issues across different business models

Demonstratable experience with regulatory frameworks and how they can be implemented to ensure sound risk management at in-scope firms

Essential:

Significant work experience in a subject related to risk management, finance, or another quantitative topic

Experience of leading complex projects

Experience of teaching/coaching/mentoring colleagues

The ability to influence senior managers with both oral and written presentations of complex issues in a manner that demonstrates judgement

An inclusive team player who can identify and manage key stakeholders to build a constructive relationship with the ability to persuasively explain complex issues succinctly and with clarity to both internal and external audiences and deliver difficult messages when needed Benefits
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually

Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

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