Data Team Manager – Digital Assets and Payments

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Data Team Manager to lead a dynamic team in the exciting fields of digital assets and payments. This role offers the chance to shape the future of financial regulations while enhancing your leadership and stakeholder management skills. You will be instrumental in designing innovative data strategies that influence the FCA's approach to emerging technologies. With a supportive hybrid working environment and attractive core benefits, this opportunity promises both professional growth and a chance to make a significant impact in the financial sector.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Private healthcare with Bupa

Non-contributory Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Hybrid working (up to 60% remote)

Qualifications

• Experience in leading technology projects within financial services.
• Proven analytical skills with complex data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for data analysis in digital assets.
• Design and implement data strategies to support FCA's objectives.

Skills

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Understanding of Digital Assets

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Security Clearance (SC)

Tools

Data Visualization Software

Analytical Tool Kits

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28.04.2025

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Job Description:

Data Team Manager – Digital Assets and Payments

Location

London / Leeds / Edinburgh

Are you interested in managing a team that will help shape and deliver the future of the Payments and Digital Assets directorate at the FCA?

Do you want to work in the fast paced and innovative world of digital assets / crypto and payments? We are seeking a motivated data Manager to join the Cross-cutting Market Analysis and Strategy department in the Payments and Digital Assets Directorate.

The department performs an integral role in defining the FCA strategies for payments and digital assets / crypto, designing and implementing data strategy, identifying, and managing risk through data, training, external engagement, current state analysis, horizon scanning and initiative-taking identification of trends, amongst other things. The role is a fantastic opportunity to have influence in the fascinating world of digital assets / crypto and payments and to develop in-depth knowledge of the sectors.

What you will be doing?

As the Manager leading a team responsible for data analysis, you would play a key role in understanding and analysing the digital assets and payments sectors and helping evidence and inform the FCA’s strategy for the sectors. The key responsibilities will be:

• Line managing a team of data colleagues and deliver projects through others
• Responsible for overseeing the forward-looking data ambitions and identifying new opportunities to use data analysis and data visualisation to support projects and priorities
• The design, delivery and novel use of data to support the FCA’s strategy for digital assets and payments, using proprietary and open-source data tools, platforms, analytical tool kits and internal and external stakeholders
• Responsible for operational, governance and lessons learned workstreams
• Presenting the outcomes of data in clear, concise, and impactful ways (including to senior stakeholders) using data visualisation techniques and software to inform decisions
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on data projects

What will you get from the role?

You will play a key role in defining the FCA strategies for payments and digital assets / crypto. You will gain excellent stakeholder management skills and a good understanding of payments and digital assets. You will also expand your management and leadership skills and be key to the embedding of a positive and supportive culture.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 28 days holiday per year
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of your basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach the age of 35)
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection
• We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

We're a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we offer an interview to any disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Minimum
• The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting at a minimum
• Prior experience leading emerging technology projects within financial services
• Prior experience in designing and implementing projects using data in a novel way to achieve the desired outcome
• Knowledge of the digital assets, payments and e-money sectors
• Proven analytical skills with experience of understanding complex information or data; exercising robust, consistent judgements that balance a range of differing factors, and conveying their implications in a concise manner
• Extensive experience in building strong working relationships with stakeholders to support the delivery of departmental priorities through data analysis
• Ability to work at pace and under pressure, using sound judgement and escalating issues appropriately
• Ability to balance and manage a number of priorities, working independently and in a team, manage several work streams simultaneously and managing colleagues (including performance management)
• Comfortable with responsibility and managing ambiguity

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair, and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion 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.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Manager role.

Useful Information

This role is graded as Manager - Regulatory

Applications for this role close onat midnight on Monday 1st July

CVs will be reviewed from Tuesday 2nd July onwards

First round interviews to take place w/c 8th July

If you are external and are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Chhavi Bartaria at k

If you are internal and are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Jen Wishart at k

What to expect from our assessment and selection process

The process will involve three separate stages:

A competency-based interview

Psychometric Assessment

Final Interview

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiterto discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangementswhere possible.