Job Title: Critical Third Parties Oversight Team Senior Associate

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Technology, Res​ilience​​ and Cyber

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £71,200 and London from £57,700 to £78,300 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Benjamin 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).

Sitting within the Specialist Directorate, our Technology, Resilience and Cyber (TRC) department works with financial firms to strengthen the resilience of their systems against cyber threats and operational disruptions -helping protect consumers, safeguard markets, and build trust in the technology that powers financial services.

Role responsibilities

• Collaborate within a blended supervisory team across the FCA, Bank of England and PRA to shape the Oversight Strategy for designated CTPs, enabling a shared and systemic view of operational resilience risks to the UK financial sector

• Contribute thoughtful analysis and clear, high‑quality outputs throughout the annual CTP oversight cycle, strengthening FCA decision‑making and supporting consistent, evidence‑based supervision

• Engage constructively with senior leaders within CTPs, including CISOs, CIOs and COOs, to explore resilience challenges, foster open dialogue and positively influence outcomes aligned with regulatory expectations

• Shape and support compelling briefings, internal papers and senior communications, ensuring complex resilience and systemic risk issues are translated clearly for FCA leadership and external audiences

• Work in close partnership with stakeholders across HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the PRA, building trusted relationships that support coherent oversight and joined‑up regulatory delivery

• Play a meaningful role in an innovative and globally leading regulatory regime, helping to minimise the impact of operational disruption while shaping international approaches to CTP oversight, cyber resilience and emerging technologies

Skills required  

Minimum:

• Prior experience working within financial services, with large third‑party providers or in a consultancy environment, contributing to the assessment and delivery of operational resilience frameworks and related regulatory or risk management initiatives 

• Proven experience producing clear, high‑quality written outputs, including translating complex technical issues for non‑technical audiences and delivering challenging messages in a structured, professional and evidence‑based manner 

Essential:

• Building trusting and inclusive relationships with stakeholders, working collaboratively to support shared objectives

• Carefully synthesises complex information and evidence, taking a thoughtful and balanced approach to assessing risks and next steps

• Applying considered judgement to make proportionate, risk‑aware decisions, drawing on insight and awareness of changing contexts

• Organising work effectively while remaining responsive to others, managing competing priorities with care and escalating sensitively when required

• Taking a reflective and big‑picture perspective, identifying emerging issues early and approaching new challenges with curiosity and creativity

• Remaining calm, supportive and adaptable under pressure, valuing continuous learning and contributing positively to agile and flexible ways of working

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• 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 & 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

• Advert Closing: 19th January (please submit your application by 11:59pm on the 18th January)

• CV Review/Shortlist: by 30th January

• Interviews W/C: 2nd February

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.  

SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.