FCA
Financial Services
Prudentialpolicylead
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“Prudential policy lead at FCA. Skills: prudential policy lead, prudential regulation, prudential risk management, prudential regimes, capital adequacy, liquidity risk, stress testing, risk management frameworks. Lead the design, review, and enhancement of FCA prudential regimes, including IFPR/MIFIDPRU, MIPRU, IPRU, and prudential standards for payments, e‑money and cryptoasset firms. Conduct deep qualitative and quantitative analysis of prudential risks, capital and liquidity adequacy, and firm”
What You'll Achieve.
strengthen financial resilience across the sector; deliver high-impact prudential policy; shape how prudential standards are interpreted and applied across FCA-regulated firms; deliver high-impact initiatives
Industry & Context.
Senior-level judgement and autonomy; ability to rapidly develop expertise; set direction on complex issues; deliver high-impact initiatives with limited oversight
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Significant experience in prudential regulation or prudential risk management within a financial services regulator or a prudentially regulated firm (e. g. investment firm, bank, payments or e-money firm), working knowledge of prudential frameworks, with deep expertise in one or more of: Basel standards (CRR/CRD), IFPR, payments and e-money regimes, ICAAP, ILAAP or ICARA, Proven ability to lead and deliver multiple high-profile, long-term workstreams, balancing competing priorities, tight deadlines, and resource constraints, Demonstrable experience assessing capital adequacy, liquidity risk, stress testing and risk management frameworks (e. g. ICAAP, ILAAP, ICARA), understanding of risk management frameworks, including either operational, market and liquidity risk management, Senior-level judgement and autonomy, with the ability to rapidly develop expertise, set direction on complex issues, and deliver high-impact initiatives with limited oversight
What You'll Do.
and enhancement of FCA prudential regimes
including IFPR/MIFIDPRU
and prudential standards for payments
e‑money and cryptoasset firms
Conduct deep qualitative and quantitative analysis of prudential risks
capital and liquidity adequacy
and firm behaviour to inform policy decisions and senior leadership advice
Monitor market developments
and emerging cross‑sector risks
translating these into proportionate policy responses
Provide technical advice and briefings to senior management
support colleagues across the organisation with interpretation and application of policy and offer guidance to firms on compliance with new or amended rules
Manage multiple workstreams
ensuring timely delivery of policy outputs
identify dependencies and risks
and propose practical solutions
Review and assure the quality of work of junior staff members
provide structured feedback and training
help build a high-performing team
and line manage 1–2 team members
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engage extensively with Supervision, Enforcement, Data, HM Treasury, industry bodies and firms, including leading consultations and representing the FCA externally; support colleagues across the organisation with interpretation and application of policy; help build a high-performing team
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex prudential, regulatory and policy issues clearly and persuasively to senior internal and external stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Manage multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery of policy outputs, identify dependencies and risks, propose practical solutions
Full Job Description
**Job Title:** Prudential policy lead **Division:** Supervision, Policy & Competition **Department:** Financial Resilience * **Salary:** National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £90,800 and London from £64,900 to £99,700 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) * **This role is graded as:** Lead Associate - Regulatory * **Your external recruitment contact is** Shafika Shaikh via [email protected]. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. * **Your internal recruitment contact is**[[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. The Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC) Division oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Within SPC, the Prudential Policy team (Specialists Directorate) develops, implements, and maintains prudential regimes for over 46,000 FCA-regulated firms. The team develops and maintains prudential regimes including IFPR/MIFIDPRU, MIPRU, IPRU, and prudential requirements for payments, e‑money and cryptoasset firms. The team works closely with Supervision and other FCA functions to support firm-level assessments and strengthen financial resilience across the sector. **_Role responsibilities:_** This is a senior policy role for an experienced prudential specialist. You will lead the development/enhancement of high-impact prudential policy, exercise significant regulatory judgement, and shape
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