• Lead a portfolio of complex, high-impact cases, developing and delivering strategies to reduce serious criminal harm through supervisory, regulatory, and law-enforcement interventions, including, where appropriate, pioneering novel and precedent-setting approaches.
• Use intelligence, data, and regulatory experience to identify emerging risks early, support innovative approaches to stop criminal activity, and deliver meaningful outcomes across the financial system.
• Build effective partnerships across the FCA, government, and law enforcement agencies, contributing to significant investigations and developing expertise in financial crime, payments, and digital assets regulation.

You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping to prevent serious harm to UK consumers and society. You will work in a fast-paced and high-profile sector, build relationships across the FCA, government, and law enforcement, and help shape how intelligence and data are translated into real-world outcomes.

Skills Required

Minimum

• For one role, hold, or be willing and eligible to obtain, Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
• For the second role, hold, or be willing and eligible to obtain, Security Clearance (SC).
• Experience contributing to complex regulatory, intelligence, or investigative work, using sound judgement and initiative to deliver effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of turning intelligence, insight, or emerging-risk information into practical strategies, informed decisions, and tangible outcomes through collaboration.

Essential

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Well-developed relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate and work effectively across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Dedication to tackling financial crime and protecting consumers, with an investigative mindset and a drive to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 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)
• 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 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

Timeline:

• Job adverts close: 12th August 2026 at 23:59
• CV Review/Shortlist: 14th August 2026
• Interviews: 24th August to the 4th September 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.

Security Clearance Requirements:

• For one role, DV clearance is required (DV - Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) level vetting.
• For one role, SC clearance is required (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.