Job Title: Lead Portfolio Supervisor
Division: Supervision Policy and Competition
Department: Market Interventions – Market Intermediaries
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £74,200 and London from £64,900 to £80,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory
3. Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox 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.
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).
Sitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Market Intervention department supervises and drives regulatory standards in payments and crypto asset firms.
Role responsibilities
4. Guide proactive supervision across a diverse portfolio, shaping and driving a clear supervisory strategy that identifies risks early and resolves emerging and crystallised issues at pace, helping to protect consumers and maintain market integrity
5. Design and deliver high‑impact supervisory workstreams, aligning activity to strategic priorities, securing senior‑level endorsement and confidently steering delivery through to successful completion
6. Build trusted, influential relationships with senior leaders at regulated firms, as well as with internal stakeholders and fellow regulators, enabling open dialogue, effective challenge and coordinated regulatory outcomes
7. Take ownership of the FCA’s supervisory approach, strengthening collaboration and engagement across teams to ensure joined‑up, consistent and high‑quality supervision
8. Play a key role in shaping and supporting the management of the department, contributing to operational excellence while coaching and mentoring junior colleagues to develop capability and confidence
9. Champion inclusive and collaborative working, actively listening to diverse perspectives, valuing different viewpoints and fostering an environment where people feel respected, engaged and able to do their best work
Skills required
Minimum:
10. Prior experience working in either a wholesale financial service environment, legal, consultancy or other regulatory organisation
11. Proven experience and understanding of analysing complex business models and products and/or wholesale conduct risks or evidence through another role you could quickly do this
12. Prior experience of building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders
Essential:
13. Wholesale market experience
14. A curious and inquisitive mindset, and an ambition to deliver in the public interest
15. Evidence of analysing large amounts of complex information, identifying key themes, drawing conclusions and developing and implementing a strategy and plan of action
16. Experience in producing well-structured written content
17. Evidence of using analysis to make logical conclusions and recommend proportionate courses of action
18. Working effectively as part of a team by working inclusively, supporting an environment where all opinions are listened to and respected
19. Strong 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
20. Whilst front office experience is not required it would be beneficial
Benefits
21. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
22. 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)
23. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
24. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
25. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
26. 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
27. Advert Closing: 13th February
28. CV Review/Shortlist: 17th February
29. Interviews and case study: w/c 23rd February
30. 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.
31. SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.