Senior Associate – Early & High Growth Oversight

Senior Associate – Early & High Growth Oversight

Division – Authorisations

Department – Early Growth Oversight

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £65,000 and London from £57,700 to £71,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The Early and High Growth Oversight (EHGO) department within the FCA’s Authorisations Directorate provides proactive supervision to prevent harm, raise standards, and support firm growth. Covering a wide range of sectors, EHGO engages with start-ups, scaling firms, and innovative business models.

EHGO supervises firms through two key functions, Early Oversight who support newly authorised firms to understand and meet regulatory obligations and

High Growth Oversight who works with rapidly growing firms to ensure growth aligns with regulatory standards and protects consumers.

You will contribute to our supervisory work and support the delivery of our data strategy, MI, and dashboard development. This role offers the chance to work in a collaborative, agile team, contributing to innovative initiatives such as supervision automation and data efficiency. It suits those who thrive in intellectually stimulating environments and are committed to promoting conduct standards and consumer protection. You will demonstrate strong regulatory judgement, problem-solving skills, and adaptability across multiple portfolios and sectors.

What will you be doing?

• Leading complex, high-profile cases across diverse portfolios, evaluating regulatory compliance and addressing potential risks

• Collaborating across FCA teams including authorisations, supervision and enforcement to drive cohesive strategic outcomes

• Navigating challenging discussions with firms through clear, effective written and verbal communication

• Advancing departmental and divisional goals by embodying core values and promoting a constructive team environment

• Contributing to ad hoc projects, process improvement initiatives and supporting the FCA’s mission and values

• Assisting the leadership team in training, mentoring and enhancing regulatory expertise within the department, with emphasis on key portfolio areas

What will you get from the role?

• Help shape and implement an innovative approach to supervision

• Support the setting and testing of standards for firms entering financial services

• Build knowledge across a range of portfolios and actively supervise firms to identify and mitigate potential risks

• Strengthen stakeholder engagement skills through collaboration across the FCA and with external partners in regulation and law enforcement

• Work with growing and innovative firms to ensure their development aligns with consumer, market and broader economic interests

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Experience of proactively managing casework and priorities to tight deadlines 

• Experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management and external stakeholders

• Experience of analysing information, making risk-based judgements and presenting key issues and recommendations   

Essential

• Experience with FCA regulatory frameworks and supervisory practices, including conduct risk and consumer behaviour

• Ability to assess and communicate complex risks clearly under pressure.

• Comfortable taking initiative, making timely decisions and adapting to changing situations

• Skilled at building relationships, influencing stakeholders and promoting conduct priorities

• Capable of juggling priorities while staying resilient and focused

• Proficient in using data tools to identify trends and produce actionable insights

• Collaborative team player who supports colleagues and contributes to shared outcomes

• Knowledge of financial services sectors and experience with data analytics and visualisation tools

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences. 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa as standard

• A non-contributory pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)  

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary  

• Income protection as standard  

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date: July 17th (please send your applications by 16th July 11:59)

• CV Review/Shortlist: W/C 21st July

• Case Study and Interviews: W/C 28th July

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. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

Recruiter – [email protected]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.