Job Title: Technical Specialist – CTP Supervision
Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)
Department: Market Intervention – Trading Venues

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £88,966 and London £82,300 to £97,800 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) 

• This role is graded as: Technical Specialist – Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Steve Christopher via [email protected].

• Your internal recruitment contact is Katherine Whipps via [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 financial services in the UK.  

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). The Market Intervention - Trading Venues Department, part of the Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate, is at the heart of the FCA's work to promote resilient, transparent and fair UK financial markets. The team supervises trading venues, develops policy for trading venues and investment firms operating both on-venue and OTC and delivers early, evidence-based interventions to address emerging risks while contributing to UK and international policy.

Within the department, the Trading Policy Team shapes and implements policy across wholesale markets, covering investment exchanges, broker-dealers, proprietary trading firms and commodity derivatives trading firms. Our work spans trading venue requirements, market transparency, algorithmic and high-frequency trading, commodity derivatives and market data.

The team is also responsible for the supervision of the bond Consolidated Tape (CT) and leads the development of the regulatory framework for the equity CT, a significant new market infrastructure that will improve the quality, accessibility and transparency of wholesale market data, support price formation and best execution and enhance market integrity across UK financial markets.

Role responsibilities 

• Shape the design and lead the delivery of the FCA’s supervisory strategy for the CT, helping improve market transparency, integrity and confidence across UK financial markets

• Collaborate closely with colleagues across Authorisations, Legal, Trading Policy, Market Oversight and Trading Venue Supervision, building effective partnerships to deliver effective and coordinated regulatory outcomes

• Lead complex supervisory issues and cases, applying your regulatory knowledge and experience to make informed judgements, provide recommendations and address emerging risks

• Support, guide and develop team members while helping oversee resources, creating an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing environment

• Leverage market data, insights and analytics to enhance supervision, build data analytics skills and inform decision-making, improving outcomes for market participants, investors and consumers across the UK

Skills required 

Minimum: 

• Prior experience of financial services and financial regulation

• Prior experience of representing an organisation externally in a leadership role on technically demanding issues

Essential:  

• Thorough understanding of the UK regulatory framework, particularly relating to financial markets, transparency and market data

• Ability to quickly acquire, source, manipulate and analyse data to inform decision-making

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex issues and make evidence-based judgements, including where information may be incomplete

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and succinctly to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders

• Clear commitment to collaborative working, with the ability to positively challenge and influence others while providing support and guidance to colleagues

Benefits 

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices.

• 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 advert close:  Sunday 27th September at Midnight  

• CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 28th September 2026

• 1st stage Interviews: w/c 5th and 12th October 2026

• 2nd stage Interviews: w/c 19th and 26th October 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