Global Institutions Team Manager presso Financial Conduct Authority

Global Institutions Team Manager

Division – International

Team - Global Institutions

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £94,100 and London £79,300 to £104,050 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities. Our work includes taking forward the FCA’s strategic relationship with global standard setting bodies (GSSBs), working in collaboration with colleagues across the FCA and UK authorities more broadly and engaging directly with GSSB and other regulatory counterparts.

The Global Institutions (GI) Team helps set, advise and deliver on the FCA’s strategic engagement with the GSSBs, enhancing the FCA’s capacity to meet its statutory and strategic objectives through high-quality international engagement, using a range of influencing tools and techniques. GI also leads on innovation and NBFI thematic priorities, including AI, crypto, financial stability and leverage in NBFIs, working closely with colleagues across the division and the wider FCA.

What will you be doing?

• Lead and manage a high-performing team in a fast-paced, evolving environment—driving motivation, clarity and impactful delivery across international priorities through devising influencing strategies and international engagement

• Shape divisional strategy as part of the Senior Management Team—collaborating with the Director, Heads of Department and fellow leaders to set direction and priorities

• Oversee global engagement with key standard-setting bodies (FSB, IOSCO, IMF) and multilateral institutions—ensuring the FCA’s voice is clear and influential

• Develop and implement policy and influencing strategies that advance FCA objectives internationally, working closely with senior internal and external stakeholders

• Represent the FCA externally in international forums, working groups and committees—building trusted relationships with overseas regulators and institutions

• Collaborate across UK authorities including the Bank of England and HM Treasury— aligning policy positions on issues of shared national and global importance

What will you get from the role?

• Take on a varied, wide-ranging and interesting role which helps to drive, shape and deliver on the FCA’s international agenda

• Be creative, problem-solve and enhance your influencing engagement and communication skills

• Gain a unique understanding of the international regulatory landscape and UK considerations within it, with exposure to policy debates at their highest level

• Develop and enhance your people leadership skills, including coaching and feedback, while thinking about complex issues and their impact on the FCA and global markets

• Exposure to a wide range of senior colleagues both within the FCA and externally and an opportunity to develop a wide network of senior contacts

• Work in a dynamic and changing environment, in a friendly team with experienced, highly skilled and motivated individuals

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Experience of financial services and/or international policymaking

• Experience in a delivery or stakeholder-focused role

• Proven management capabilities and leadership skills

Essential

• Strong strategic ability, delivery skills, political acumen and sound judgement, with the ability to make reasoned decisions in circumstances of limited or inconclusive information

• Sensitive management capabilities with proven ability to work inclusively and collaboratively and to deliver through others, leading and motivating colleagues across multiple projects

• Excellent analytical skills and an ability to quickly identify relevant issues from a wide range of data points and analyses, making the links to other work

• Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills with the ability to deliver at pace and respond to external time pressures

• Extensive stakeholder management skills both internally and externally – able to build deep relationships. Good negotiating skills and ability to influence and persuade with authority and credibility

• Clear and confident communications style, including the ability to communicate effectively in person and to communicate issues in writing succinctly, even where issues are complex

• Excellent self-management and organisational skills, delivering multiple tasks under pressure and a proven record of role modelling the FCA’s values

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa  

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)  

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary  

• Income protection  

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

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 can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as Manager - Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date:  14th September (midnight)

• CV Review/Shortlist: 15-16th September

• Interviews: w/c 22nd September

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. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Raimonda at [email protected]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.