Fund and Asset Management Policy Advisor

Financial Conduct Authority; Leeds; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Office locations Leeds/London/EdEdinb?

Pension 8-12%

Private healthcare

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Financial Conduct Authority in the UK seeks a Fund and Asset Management Policy Advisor to lead policy initiatives across asset management and funds, delivering practical solutions.

You will turn complex regulatory issues into clear policy, develop briefing papers, and collaborate with industry and government to shape regulation that protects consumers and markets.

Qualifications

• Extensive policy analysis experience in financial regulation.
• Ability to develop clear, evidence-based policy recommendations.
• Experience engaging with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-profile policy initiatives across the UK asset management and funds sector, helping shape regulation that delivers better outcomes for consumers, firms and markets.
• Turn complex regulatory, legal, economic and market issues into clear, practical policy solutions that guide decisions across the financial services landscape.
• Develop impactful briefings, consultation papers and recommendations that support regulatory change and improve market outcomes.
• Assess the benefits, risks and wider impact of policy proposals, ensuring decisions are evidence-based and focused on delivering positive consumer outcomes.
• Stay ahead of market developments, emerging business models and global regulatory change, helping the FCA respond to a rapidly evolving environment.
• Build trusted relationships across industry, government, consumer groups and regulatory partners, bringing diverse perspectives into policy development.
• Work collaboratively across the FCA and represent the organization externally, shaping discussions and delivering effective policy implementation.
• Support and develop colleagues while strengthening your own leadership, regulatory and policy expertise in a role with significant visibility and reach across UK financial services.

Skills

Public policy

Regulatory analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Professional/regulatory qualification or postgraduate

Job description

Job Title: Fund and Asset Management Policy Advisor

Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)

Department: Asset Management and Fund Policy

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £68,000 and London £59,200 to £75,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Regulatory

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). Sitting within the Buy‑Side Directorate, the Market Interventions (MI), Asset Management and Funds Department supervises asset management firms, using data‑driven oversight and collaboration across the FCA and industry to address key harms and ensure good outcomes for consumers and markets.

Join a team that shapes policy for the UK investment funds and wider asset management sector. Combining careful policy analysis, market and regulatory knowledge and extensive stakeholder engagement, the team develops proportionate, evidence‑based policy that supports effective markets and delivers positive outcomes for consumers. As a Senior Associate, you’ll lead key workstreams, provide clear and practical policy advice, contribute to strategic priorities and help shape regulation that impacts millions of people across the UK.

Role responsibilities

• Lead high-profile policy initiatives across the UK asset management and funds sector, helping shape regulation that delivers better outcomes for consumers, firms and markets
• Turn complex regulatory, legal, economic and market issues into clear, practical policy solutions that guide decisions across the financial services landscape
• Develop impactful briefings, consultation papers and recommendations that support regulatory change and improve market outcomes
• Assess the benefits, risks and wider impact of policy proposals, ensuring decisions are evidence-based and focused on delivering positive consumer outcomes
• Stay ahead of market developments, emerging business models and global regulatory change, helping the FCA respond to a rapidly evolving environment
• Build trusted relationships across industry, government, consumer groups and regulatory partners, bringing diverse perspectives into policy development
• Work collaboratively across the FCA and represent the organization externally, shaping discussions and delivering effective policy implementation
• Support and develop colleagues while strengthening your own leadership, regulatory and policy expertise in a role with significant visibility and reach across UK financial services

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior experience in public policy, financial regulation, legal or regulatory analysis, with a good understanding of the investment funds and asset management sector and its regulatory landscape
• Prior experience analysing complex or ambiguous information and using evidence and judgement to develop clear, well-reasoned recommendations
• Prior experience communicating technical and regulatory issues clearly and effectively, both in writing and when engaging with a range of audiences

Essential:

• Good knowledge of UK and international funds regulation and the institutional frameworks that shape the asset management sector
• Experience contributing to policy development, regulatory change, consultations, rulemaking or impact assessments
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex workstreams, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs to deadline
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Good understanding of key asset management topics, such as fund governance, liquidity management, delegation, custody, valuation, disclosure, sustainable investment or retail distribution
• A relevant professional, legal, regulatory or postgraduate qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience

Benefits

• 25 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: 30th October 2026 at Midnight

• CV Review/Shortlist: 3rd – 5th November 2026

• Case Study Assessment & Interviews: w/c 9th November 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.