Digital Assets, Market Analysis and Strategy (Associate)

Financial Conduct Authority; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial regulatory body in the UK is seeking an Associate for Digital Assets, Market Analysis and Strategy. The role involves supporting strategic work on payments and digital assets, conducting market analysis, and providing insights to ensure regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in crypto assets and financial services. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

Non-contributory pension

Private healthcare with Bupa

35 hours of paid volunteering annually

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience of crypto assets, payments or compliance.
• Proven experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders.
• Previous experience working in financial services, legal or for a regulator or public body.

Responsibilities

• Support with the delivery of strategic workstreams for FCA’s approach to payments and digital assets.
• Build collaborative relationships across the FCA.
• Conduct market and sector analysis to identify emerging trends and risks.
• Develop clear reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Deliver training and advice to FCA colleagues on crypto-related issues.

Skills

Experience with crypto assets

Building stakeholder relationships

Financial services experience

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Overview

Digital Assets, Market Analysis and Strategy (Associate)
Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition
Department: Cross-cutting Market Analysis and Strategy

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £40,600 to £47,000 and London £44,900 to £50,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

This role is graded as: Associate, Regulatory

Your recruitment contact is Shafika via [e-mail]. 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.

In SPC, we oversee firms and individuals (supervision), create and review the rules by which they operate (policy) and identify and remedy ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Cross-Cutting Market Analysis and Strategy department develops sector wide strategies and provides the analysis and data needed to identify risks, opportunities and trends to support supervision and policy making.

Role responsibilities:

• Support with the delivery of the strategic workstreams that shape the FCA’s approach to payments and digital assets - driving innovation and regulatory clarity in a rapidly evolving sector
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across the FCA, working flexibly with teams to identify and solve complex challenges
• Undertake horizon scanning and market and sector analysis to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities that enables proactive, informed outcomes to help consumers and supports market integrity
• Develop and produce clear and insightful reports and presentations setting out key risks and opportunities for stakeholders
• Deliver engaging training, advice, briefings to FCA colleagues, supporting and empowering them with the knowledge to navigate crypto-related issues effectively

Skills required

Minimum:

• Proven experience of crypto assets, payments or compliance
• Proven experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders
• Previous experience working in financial services, legal or for a regulator or public body

Essential:

• Knowledge of the impact of regulation on consumers, including unintended outcomes
• Ability to evaluate detailed information and reach difficult conclusions, including managing ambiguity
• Ability to work at pace and under pressure, use sound judgement and escalate issues appropriately
• Ability to balance and manage clashing priorities, working solo and in a team, and manage several work streams simultaneously

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
• 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 & 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 Timeline

Timeline:

• Advert Closing Date: 30 October 2025
• CV Review/Shortlist: 3 November 2025
• Case Study Assessment: w/c 7 November 2025
• First Interview: w/c 10 November 2025
• 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.