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Division: Market Oversight

Department: Market Oversight Data and Intelligence

• Salary:
  National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £68,000 and London from £57,700 to £75,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as:
  Senior Associate - Regulatory
• Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via  Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

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.

The Market Oversight Directorate oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets via its four departments:
Listing, Primary Market Oversight, Secondary Market Oversight, and Market Oversight Data & Intelligence.

Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate, the Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) Department, formed in 2024, drives data‑led regulation by delivering specialist services, intelligence, and casework across UK markets, supporting innovation, insight, and effective oversight through advanced analytical and technical capabilities.

• Collaborate with a supportive team to develop and maintain MO’s data ecosystem, ensuring information flows seamlessly to empower meaningful analytical solutions that strengthen market oversight.
• Create innovative analytical tools that enhance market monitoring capabilities, helping safeguard systemically important asset classes and contributing to fair and transparent markets.
• Work closely with surveillance analysts to improve platforms and processes, fostering shared learning and building solutions that make detecting market abuse more effective and insightful.
• Apply data engineering techniques to uncover behavioural patterns among market participants, enabling the organisation to make informed decisions that protect consumers and maintain integrity.
• Engage flexibly across the directorate to support collective objectives, embracing opportunities to learn, share expertise and influence how data science shapes the FCA’s future approach.
• Grow your skills through tailored training and collaboration with market experts, gaining confidence and knowledge while contributing to investigations that uphold trust financial markets. Minimum Skills required
  • Proven experience of financial markets and products, including Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities.
  • Prior experience applying and deploying data engineering solutions within Financial Services, particularly with trading and market data.
  • Proven experience with AWS services, such as Lambdas, Step Functions, Events and Glue.
  Essential
  • Highly organised with experience in coordinating multiple work streams, prioritising and progressing issues effectively and on time.
  • Willing to learn and apply new tools and techniques quickly, demonstrating adaptability and curiosity.
  • Skilled at working and providing leadership within diverse teams, bringing together technical and non‑technical expertise to achieve shared goals.
  • Able to present complex technical information and conclusions through clear and logical narratives that are easy to understand.
  • Strong critical thinking and independent learning abilities, with confidence in self‑teaching and problem‑solving.
  • Experienced in big‑data technologies on an AWS tech stack and proficient with data visualisation and dashboard tools, enabling clear communication of insights.
  Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work.
  • 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…