Senior Cryptoasset Associate - International

Salary: National – ranging from £51,200 – £64,000 and London from £56,400 – £70,400 per annum

Do you want to join a diverse team working to shape and prioritise the FCA’s strategic engagement with global regulators on cryptoassets?

The Team

The FCA is a global regulator, supporting open markets through shaping the international regulatory agenda. The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities.

You will help to lead and shape the way we think about our approach to cryptoasset regulation, and what the future of financial services looks like both in the UK and globally, for years to come. You will work with a wide range of colleagues across the FCA, as well as external domestic and international stakeholders.

We are looking for a talented individual who can contribute to complex, high-profile and fast-moving portfolios. Good organisational, analysis, stakeholder management, and communication skills are essential.

What you will be doing

• Responsible for overseeing the FCA’s international strategy on cryptoasset policy issues

• Coordinating with relevant teams within the FCA to maintain and influence key international relationships with counterparts from global standard setting bodies, and other overseas regulators

• Developing and delivering creative strategy and engagement plans on priority topics, working closely with colleagues across the FCA to ensure a coordinated and considered approach

• Providing advice and support to senior colleagues in the FCA

• Engaging with industry stakeholders and conducting horizon scanning

What you will get from the role

• An opportunity to take on a high-profile, wide-ranging and interesting role which helps to drive the FCA’s international agenda

• Shape, design and implement important aspects of our international cryptoasset strategy

• Intellectual challenge from the opportunity to think about complex issues as the FCA develops is domestic cryptoassets regime and encourages implementation of international cryptoasset standards

• An opportunity to be creative, problem-solve, and develop and enhance your influencing, engagement and communication skills

• A unique insight into international regulatory policy debates, and the surrounding political environment

• The ability to work closely with members of the FCA senior leadership team

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.  

• Prior experience of the international financial regulatory agenda gained through practical experience / experience working on financial services policy issues

• Prior experience of advising and influencing internal and external stakeholders

• Prior analytical experience of evaluating complex information at pace

Essential

• Experience of policy development within financial services, government, or cryptoassets sector

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues succinctly and compellingly, adapted to the audience (some which are non-native speakers)

• Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of different priorities and issues

• Clear understanding of the FCA’s functions within the UK financial regulatory framework and our Secondary Competitiveness Objective

• Ability to identify, manage and support stakeholders, build rapport and develop outcomes focused relationships

• Inclusive, collaborative and supportive working method, with ability to draw on range of expertise across the wider organisation to deliver

• A strong team player who demonstrates an inclusive approach and the impact and influence to deliver against their own objectives, and to the wider organisational objectives

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion 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. 

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Associate role.

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from. 

Useful Information

• This role is graded as Senior Associate - Regulatory

• Applications for this role close on Sunday 29th September (midnight)

• CVs will be reviewed by the recruiting team from Monday 30th September onwards

• Please apply with a CV and covering letter demonstrating your motivations for applying to the position

Got a question?

For internal candidates: please speak to Jen Wishart on [email protected]

For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam on [email protected]   

What to expect from our interview process  

The process will likely involve two stages:

• A competency based interview

• A final round interview / fireside chat

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role.  

Application support  

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.