Job Title: Lead Financial Promotion Supervisor
Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)
Department: Consumer Investments (CI)
- Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £75,600 and London £66,600 to £83,100 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
- This role is graded as: Lead Associate – Regulatory
- Your external recruitment contact is Steve Christopher via [email protected].
- Your internal recruitment contact is Isabelle Groves 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 financial services in the UK.
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). We are currently recruiting for a Lead Associate to join our Engagement & Strategy Team within SPEP. Our department has a broad remit across both authorised and unauthorised activities, working to reduce harm arising from non-compliant financial promotions, scams, fraud, high-risk investments and other activities that may lead to consumer harm or financial loss.
The Engagement & Strategy Team plays a critical role in identifying and assessing emerging risks through horizon scanning, risk analysis and strategic project work. The team oversees the department’s risk framework and project portfolio, helping to shape proactive interventions that mitigate harm, support market integrity and deliver better outcomes for consumers across the UK.
Role responsibilities
- Lead high-profile supervisory projects, delivering robust analysis and evidence-based assessments that help shape regulatory outcomes and protect consumers
- Identify emerging and complex risks across financial markets, assessing potential harm and supporting action to improve outcomes for people and businesses across the UK
- Apply intelligence, data and cross-FCA collaboration to spot issues early, helping to prevent consumer and market harm before it occurs
- Evaluate innovative and higher-risk financial promotions, including cryptoassets and non-mainstream investments, applying regulatory expertise to support sound decision-making
- Help create positive change by developing creative approaches to reducing harm, working with firms to raise standards and deliver better consumer outcomes
- Coach, support and develop colleagues while helping to shape team priorities, ensuring resources are focused on the areas that deliver the greatest impact for consumers and markets
Skills required
Minimum:
- Prior experience of making timely, risk-based decisions, with clear justification and the ability to implement an appropriate strategy
- Prior experience in analysing complex information from multiple sources to identify key risks, insights and outcomes
- Prior experience of supporting, mentoring and leading others, delivering results through collaboration and communicating clearly and concisely
Essential:
- Demonstrated accountability, with the ability to take ownership of issues and deliver pragmatic, solutions-focused outcomes
- Solid organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and adjust to changing priorities
- Effective influencing and negotiation skills, while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of key messages and issues
- Sound judgement, with the ability to assess, analyse and validate risks, reaching robust and well-reasoned decisions in demanding situations
- Ability to work well collaboratively as part of a team to meet shared objectives and deliver effective outcomes
- Well-developed written and verbal communication abilities, including the capacity to convey complex ideas clearly and confidently to different audiences
- Commitment to continuous learning and development, with a flexible, adaptable and proactive approach to taking on new responsibilities
- Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to support the delivery of organisational objectives
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices
- 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
Timeline:
- Job advert close: 9th October 2026 at Midnight
- CV Review/Shortlist: 13th October 2026
- Case Study Assessment & Interviews: w/c 19th October 2026
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
Skills Required
- Prior experience making timely, risk-based decisions with clear justification and implementing appropriate strategies
- Prior experience analysing complex information from multiple sources to identify key risks, insights, and outcomes
- Prior experience supporting, mentoring, and leading others while delivering results through collaboration and clear communication
- Accountability and ability to take ownership of issues and deliver pragmatic, solutions-focused outcomes
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, including managing competing demands and changing priorities
- Effective influencing and negotiation skills while maintaining message and issue integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to assess, analyse, and validate risks and reach robust decisions in demanding situations
- Ability to collaborate effectively to meet shared objectives and deliver outcomes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex ideas clearly to varied audiences
- Commitment to continuous learning and development, with a flexible, adaptable, and proactive approach
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
What We Do
We work to ensure financial markets work well for individuals, for businesses and for the economy as a whole. We do this by: - regulating the conduct of approximately 50,000 businesses - prudentially supervising 48,000 firms - setting specific standards for around 18,000 firms We were set up on 1 April 2013, taking over conduct and relevant prudential regulation from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Our Head Office is based in London, and we work across the UK, from our office in Edinburgh and via colleagues in Belfast and Cardiff. Firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by us to carry out certain activities. Before we grant authorisation, firms must demonstrate that they meet a range of requirements. We then supervise these firms to make sure they continue to meet our standards and rules after they’re authorised. If firms and individuals fail to meet these standards, we have a range of enforcement powers we can use. We work alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the prudential regulator of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms.
