Supervision Manager

Supervision Manager

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Market Interventions - Payments

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £83,000 and London from £79,300 to £90,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) 

• This role is graded as: Manager - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Cameron Nunn 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.

Supervision, Policy and Competition 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 in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Market Interventions - Payments department supervises and sets regulatory standards in payments and e-money firms.

We’re looking for an experienced leader to manage one of our teams of payments specialists We are particularly interested in applications from people with a background in regulation / compliance relating to financial crime.

Role Responsibilities 

• Representing the FCA’s expectations with credibility and authority, encouraging firms to make positive changes

• Reviewing and determining appropriate regulatory action across a portfolio of cases, ensuring proposed actions are well reasoned and communicate a clear strategic message

• Forging and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders including other regulatory agencies, to deliver coordinated and forward-looking approaches to regulation of payments firms

• Working as part of the department’s leadership team to ensure that we work effectively and there is a positive and inclusive culture

• Delivering through others - coaching, empowering and managing performance of team members

• Role modelling effective leadership behaviours and organisational values

Skills Required   

Minimum: 

• Demonstrated experience of people management including leading, coaching, motivating and developing others

• Prior experience of financial crime enforcement, supervision or compliance within a regulatory body, law enforcement or financial services firm

Essential:  

• Sound judgement and ability to make well-reasoned decisions, including where information is limited

• Proficient at communicating clearly in both speech and writing

• A high level of composure – you should be able to manage competing priorities, challenging situations and work across organisational boundaries

• Effective interpersonal and stakeholder management skills: able to build and maintain relationships with senior management at regulated firms, other regulators and staff at all levels within the FCA

• A clear appreciation of the value of teamwork

Benefits 

• 28 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: Sunday 1st March (midnight) 

• CV Review/Shortlist: Tuesday 3rd March

• Interviews: W/C 9th March

• 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.