Wholesale Broker Supervisor

Job title: Wholesale Broker Supervisor

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Sell Side

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to 50,266.67 and London £47,300 to £55,166.67 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Associate, Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Shafika via [email protected]

• Your internal recruitment contact is Iona 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 Sell-Side Directorate oversees wholesale banks, intermediaries, market infrastructure and exchanges, ensuring fair, transparent and resilient wholesale markets that support the effective functioning of the UK’s financial system.

Role responsibilities

• Work closely with your manager and a supportive, collaborative team to deliver the supervisory strategy across all four firms, helping to refine our market oversight and regulatory outcomes

• Manage specific workstreams within proactive projects, using your insight to advance progress and help deliver well informed, risk based decisions that improve firm practices and protect consumers

• Manage a varied portfolio of complex reactive casework, including sensitive whistleblowing matters, bringing clarity, structure, and timely action that supports fairness, accountability, and trust in the sector

• Liaise with colleagues across supervision, legal, and enforcement teams, often promptly but with careful attention to detail, contributing accurate, well evidenced insights that support robust and joined‑up regulatory responses

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior experience of managing internal and external stakeholders at various levels

• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple challenges at one time

• Prior experience of concise communication that clearly informs and persuades

Essential:

• Some awareness of wholesale broker’s business models and risks

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in the team and across the FCA

• Demonstrated ability in organisation, analysis, and problem-solving

• Curiosity and motivation to work in an environment with frequent change

• The ability to assess complex information and form well-reasoned judgements

• Experience of working in a wholesale broker, investment firm, bank or regulatory role would be beneficial

Benefits

• 25 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: 21st June 2026

•       CV Review/Shortlist: 23rd June 2026

•       First Interview: w/c 29th June 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.