Wholesale Supervision Manager – Benchmarks & Credit Rating Agencies (CRA)

Job title: Wholesale Supervision Manager – Benchmarks & Credit Rating Agencies (CRA)
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: Capital Markets

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £100,000 and London £82,300 to £110,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Manager, Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Shafika 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 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). The Capital Markets Department focuses on supervision and policy relating to key aspects of wholesale financial markets, including primary markets, credit ratings and benchmark providers, trading conduct and transparency, and wholesale cryptoasset markets.

Role responsibilities

• Lead and inspire effective teams by setting a clear strategic direction aligned to corporate goals, motivating a diverse team, and ensuring consistently high quality outcomes, creating an environment where people and performance thrive

• Lead a team through change, both in terms of team structure and the aligning the work of the team to new policy priorities and regulatory frameworks, helping the organisation adjust to new requirements and deliver with confidence in an evolving environment

• Bring deep regulatory or industry insight, whether from supervising firms (in wholesale markets) or from risk, compliance or front office roles, enabling credible engagement with senior stakeholders, and effective public communication on complex policy issues

• Demonstrate consistent personal motivation and delivery focus, managing a broad and demanding portfolio of work, ensuring priorities are balanced, deadlines are met, and outcomes deliver tangible results

• Provide support to the wider Capital Markets Department, supporting initiatives that help grow the business, reinforce market integrity and encourage innovation, helping shape resilient, forward looking financial markets

• Communicate with clarity and persuasiveness, both in writing and in person, building trust, alignment and understanding across teams, partners and stakeholders

• Support, mentor and develop others, sharing knowledge and building skills across the department, improving capability and succession

Skills required

Minimum:

• Significant experience in people management including leading diverse teams, motivating staff, providing strategic direction in line with corporate objectives and ensuring high quality delivery

• Demonstrated experience exercising judgement on complex regulatory issues, with clear accountability for outcomes

• Prior supervisory or relevant industry experience in wholesale financial services

Essential:

• Lead teams positively through change, helping people adapt to new priorities, structures and ways of working

• Collaborate effectively with senior peers and partners to deliver shared corporate objectives, working across matrix structures, building trusting relationships that enable your team to influence, align and deliver results

• Communicate with clarity and impact, both in writing and in person, across a range of audiences, translating complex issues into clear, compelling messages that support decision making and delivery

• Promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing, openly sharing skills across your team, department and the wider FCA building capability and professional strength

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• 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

• 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) 

• 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

• Advert Close Date: 4th May 2026

• CV Review/Shortlist:  6th May 2026

• First Interview: W/C 11th May 2026

• Hays Assessment W/C 18th May 2026

• Final Interview W/C 25th May 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.