FCA
Financial Services
PolicyManager
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“Policy Manager at FCA. Skills: Policy development, Team leadership, Stakeholder engagement. Support, coach and develop a high performing team. Coordinate multiple workstreams”
What You'll Achieve.
improve client asset protection; reduce harm in firm failures; deliver a complex programme of policy and legislative change
Industry & Context.
Strategic and creative thinker; making sound risk-based decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Prior experience of leading and developing teams, Prior experience in developing financial services policy or strategy, managing complex programmes of work to tight timelines, navigating challenging stakeholder environments, awareness of client assets, safeguarding and/or resolution, ability to lead and develop teams, Strategic and creative thinker, prioritise and streamline work for efficient delivery, Ability to perform well under pressure, making sound risk-based decisions, managing multiple priorities to tight deadlines, Professional and credible communicator, engage senior stakeholders internally and externally, Skilled at building and maintaining solid networks, Collaborative approach, Effective written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
keen interest in deepening knowledge in client assets, safeguarding and/or resolution
What You'll Do.
coach and develop a high performing team
Coordinate multiple workstreams
Build trusted relationships and collaborate with stakeholders
Communicate clearly and effectively with decision-makers
Act as a representative of the department externally
Contribute to the leadership of the department
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders; work across teams to minimise silos; valuing diverse perspectives
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly and effectively; Professional and credible communicator; Effective written and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
managing complex programmes of work, Coordinate multiple workstreams, prioritise and streamline work for efficient delivery
Full Job Description
**Job Title:** Policy Manager **Division:** Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC) **Department:** Resolution Strategy, Operations & CASS (ReSOC) * **Salary:** National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £100,000 and London £82,300 to £110,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) * **This role is graded as:** Manager – Regulatory * **Your external recruitment contact is** Steve Christopher via [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). * **Your internal recruitment contact is** Katherine Whipps via [[email protected]](mailto:[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, the Resolution Strategy, Operations & CASS (ReSOC) department leads the FCA’s efforts to enhance client asset protection -thereby boosting consumer protection and market integrity -through risk assessment, data analysis, and supervision of firms’ compliance with the Client Assets Sourcebook. We are seeking a leader to manage the Resolution Strategy and Policy team, delivering a complex programme of policy and legislative change. The team works collaboratively across the FCA and externally to improve client asset protection and reduce harm in firm failures, with key work including cryptoasset custody, payments safeguarding, insolvency practitioner guidance (FG21/4), and the Dormant Assets Scheme. This is a high-profile role requiring eff
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