Job Title: Team Manager - Wholesale Conduct and Fixed Income
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: Market Analysis and Policy (MAP) Sell Side
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £93,400 and London from £82,300 to £102,700 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Manager - Regulatory
3. Your recruitment contact is Tahir Khan via k. 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.
Sitting within the Sell-Side Directorate, the Market Analysis and Department brings together Wholesale Analytical and Data teams, and the Wholesale Conduct and Fixed Income team to deliver insight-driven policy and analysis across wholesale markets.
Role responsibilities
4. Develop capital markets policy, particularly wholesale conduct rules, ensuring robust and effective market standards that support fair and orderly markets
5. Champion policy initiatives that protect the integrity of major fixed-income markets, working with UK authorities and international partners to enhance market resilience
6. Oversee reforms to securitisation policy in partnership with the PRA, shaping frameworks that determine the future of securitised markets
7. Provide analytical leadership across wholesale market issues, enabling evidence‑based policy decisions that enhance regulatory outcomes
8. Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, contributing to the delivery of impactful policy interventions in both UK and global contexts
9. Build constructive relationships with industry and international counterparts, helping to create effective and trusted market environments
10. Manage and develop an effective, diverse team, supporting staff wellbeing, supporting organisational change, and guiding strategic direction within the department
11. Gain deep insight into and shape the financial sector during a period of significant change, while establishing credibility across the FCA, improving supervisory skills, and contributing to the wholesale risk identification process
Skills required
Minimum:
12. Experience of people management or leading a team
13. Demonstrated understanding of wholesale markets and associated regulations
14. Clear and effective skills in both written and verbal communication
Essential:
15. Motivating and leading a team to deliver on key priorities
16. Ability to manage and persuade stakeholders, both internal and external
17. Managing a wide range of issues effectively via prioritisation and efficient use of resources
18. Committed to partnering with others and responding constructively when colleagues raise concerns
19. A solid understanding of credit markets and securitisation, including features and risks
Benefits
20. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
21. 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)
22. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
23. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
24. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
25. 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
26. Advert Closing: 12th April 2026 at Midnight
27. CV Review/Shortlist: 14th April
28. First Stage Interviews W/C:20th April
29. Hays Assessments W/C: 27th April
30. Second Stage Interviews W/C: 4th May
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.