Lead Consumer Finance Data Team Associate

Job Title: Lead Consumer Finance Data Team Associate

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC)

Directorate: Consumer Finance

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £79,000 and London from £66,600 to £86,600 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Lead Associate – Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via [email protected].

• Your internal recruitment contact is Louis via [email protected]

• 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).

The Consumer Finance Directorate oversees policy and supervision for over 30,000 firms across consumer credit, credit unions and claims management, , aiming to ensure fair access to credit, early support for those in financial difficulty, and timely, high-quality debt advice.

You will play a vital role in developing our analysis of a new Product Sales Data return leading a group of analysts and data experts, sharing insights and supporting the development of the team. This will also give you the opportunity to lead on aspects of the Consumer Finance Data Strategy, growing your experience in designing solutions and approaches to problems that deliver high business value for frontline colleagues

Role responsibilities

• Set a clear strategic vision by identifying and prioritising the highest value analysis, ensuring work aligns with the FCA and Consumer Finance strategy and directly supports organisational objectives

• Drive impact through collaboration by engaging stakeholders and working closely with frontline teams across the Consumer Finance and Data, Technology and Innovation directorates, and the wider FCA, to deliver joined up insight

• Solve complex problems creatively by developing innovative solutions that respond to the scale and sophistication of the data and analytical challenges

• Unlock value from major datasets by working with one of the largest data collections the FCA receives and applying novel analytical approaches to generate powerful insights

• Lead and enable high performance by overseeing a large, skilled team of analysts and delivering high value outcomes through others

• Shape outcomes across the organisation by applying strategic judgement to focus effort on the most valuable work, demonstrating how analysis supports all four pillars of the FCA strategy

Skills required 

Minimum:

• Experience of complex data analysis

• Experience using advance SQL and Python / Pyspark experience is desirable

• Experience of communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation including translating complex technical information for a non-technical audience

Essential:

• Innovation – able to identify solutions to complex problems quickly and with limited information available

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal – able to present analysis effectively in a clear and compelling way to a diverse audience, presenting complex technical issues in a clear and digestible format and providing constructive feedback to team members

• Experience of prioritising your own and others workloads – manages time effectively and uses sound judgement to identify and prioritise the highest value work. 

• Ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders – coordinating department activities with internal stakeholders, and to flex your style to build consensus and influence a range of diverse stakeholders

• Strong sense of accountability – you should be able to demonstrate that you take ownership of problems and drive forward pragmatic action-based solutions

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• 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)

• 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

• 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 & 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.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: 6th May at 23:59

• CV Review/Shortlist: 8th May 2026

• First Stage Interviews 14th May to the 22nd May 2026

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.