Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £73,700 and London from £64,900 to £81,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience). This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory. Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox via Riley.fox@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through our online portal; applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
Job Title
Lead Product Analyst
Division
Authorisations
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. The Authorisations Division ensures firms and individuals who apply to us are authorised and approved, and that we test their compliance with regulation. You will be joining the Gateway Forms Team where you will work as part of a group of product owners developing the Gateway Forms products, understanding their content, purpose, interaction with underlying systems, and how changes to their business impact the platform.
Role Responsibilities
* Guide agile product delivery across financial‑services projects, driving multidisciplinary teams to shape clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria that unlock faster, higher‑quality outcomes
* Own the strategic roadmap for Gateway Forms, planning and prioritising ongoing monitoring, maintenance and iterative development to ensure users always experience reliable, intuitive journeys
* Oversee end‑to‑end releases, coordinating testing and deployments so enhancements land smoothly and consistently deliver measurable improvements for users and stakeholders
* Partner with regulatory, technical and operational experts — including legal, policy, user research and architecture — to optimise form content and functionality, ensuring compliance and excellent user experience
* Use data‑driven insights to refine and evolve the Forms ecosystem, identifying opportunities that improve efficiency, reduce operational risk and add clear value to the business
* Play a key role in the Gateway Forms leadership team, contributing to departmental planning and helping shape the culture and direction of the Register and Authorisations department
* Monitor new demand from projects that wish to use the Gateway forms platform and represent the product at project boards and other senior committees
Skills Required
* Prior experience in either a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Management Consultant position with demonstrable product ownership in facilitating digital transformation programmes
* Proven experience with business analysis in any of the following organisations/sectors: financial services, government/regulatory body, technology consultancy
* Demonstrable project/programme environments involving business & IT change
Essential
* Knowledge of business analysis tools, techniques and best practice approaches, including end‑to‑end requirements management
* Solid understanding of product delivery, planning, estimation and risk management approaches
* Logical and pragmatic leader with strategic thinking skills and experience working with agile multi‑disciplinary teams
* Experienced in using JIRA
* Outstanding stakeholder management skills, building strong engagement with SMEs, and establishing good relationships with business sponsors, project stakeholders, and supplier delivery teams
* Assures the delivery of business requirements to ensure that the solution is fit for purpose
* Experience of project lifecycles delivered within a range of project delivery methodologies including Waterfall & Agile
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 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 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.
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 Timelines
* Job advert closes: 12th April 23:59
* CV review / shortlist: 16th April
* First interviews: w/c 20th April
* Your recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, so please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
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