Overview
Job title: Senior Data Analyst – Critical Third Parties
Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition
Department: Technology, Resilience & Cyber
Salary and grade: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) from £52,400 to £72,000 and London from £57,700 to £80,000. Salary offered will be based on skills and experience. Role graded as Senior Associate - Regulatory.
Recruitment contact: Tahir Khan via tahir.khan1@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through the online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. Your application must include a Cover Letter addressing: why you are applying, how your skills are suited to the role, potential challenges and how you would overcome them, and what you would bring to the role.
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 help protect consumers, drive economic growth, and shape the future of UK finance services. SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules (policy), and identifies and remedies ineffective competition (competition). The Technology, Resilience and Cyber (TRC) department strengthens the resilience of systems against cyber threats and operational disruptions, helping protect consumers, safeguard markets, and build trust in financial technology used by financial services.
Role Responsibilities
* Support the Lead Data Analyst by delivering accurate data and insights that strengthen supervisory oversight of Critical Third Parties (CTP) and enhance the operational resilience of regulated firms.
* Contribute to a broad range of topics including operational and cyber resilience, third-party risk, and incident analysis to inform the department’s work.
* Conduct robust, data-driven analysis to identify systemic third parties in the UK financial sector, enabling informed supervisory decisions and better understanding of market dynamics.
* Produce clear, impactful Management Information reports that provide senior stakeholders with actionable intelligence on CTP and firm supervisory oversight.
* Leverage data and intelligence to create innovative tools and insights that add measurable value to oversight activities.
* Develop a wide network across UK and international regulators, government departments and industry partners.
Minimum Requirements
Skills
* Proven data analysis experience with analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, R, Python).
* Experience in financial services, a regulator, or consultancy working with financial sector firms.
* Proven experience using data to provide consultative expertise to stakeholders with strong stakeholder management skills.
Essential
* Experience identifying and solving business problems using data; understanding statistical concepts to improve cross-department work. Knowledge or interest in Critical Third-Party regime, operational resilience, cyber resilience, third-party risk, and new technologies.
* Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the confidence to engage domestic and international stakeholders, including FCA executives and external regulators.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills for drafting and delivering complex papers and presentations for FCA committees and external stakeholders.
* Strong project management capabilities to plan, prioritise and allocate work across a team.
* Ability to balance and manage priorities, with flexible and pragmatic approach to changing priorities.
Benefits
* 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Hybrid model with 40% in the office per month (50% for senior leaders); transition to minimum 50% in the office per month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) from September.
* Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times salary.
* Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
* 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
* Flexible benefits designed around your lifestyle.
For a full list of benefits and our recruitment process, please visit our benefits page.
Our values and culture
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that is free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We welcome flexible working arrangements where applicable and provide adjustments on request.
Disability Confident: our hiring approach
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria will progress to the next stage. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
* Your application must include a Cover Letter addressing motivations, fit, potential challenges, and contributions to the role.
* Job advert close: Monday 2 February at 23:59.
* CV Review/Shortlist: 4 February.
* Case Study Assessment: w/c 9 February.
* Interview: w/c 16 February.
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail during screening. Please inform them if you will be unavailable on any dates. SC Clearance is required for this role (Security Check level vetting).
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