Lead Supervisor - Corporate Finance Firms

Financial Conduct Authority; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial regulatory body in Edinburgh is looking for a Lead Supervisor to oversee corporate finance firms. Responsibilities include guiding team efforts, assessing firm strategies, and engaging directly with firms. The ideal candidate has experience in financial services, strong communication skills, and knowledge of wholesale financial markets. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Non-contributory pension

Private healthcare

35 hours of paid volunteering annually

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial services or regulatory organizations is required.
• Knowledge of corporate finance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Guide team efforts on high-impact supervisory work.
• Manage and develop team members.
• Assess firms' strategies and risks to protect consumers.
• Shape supervision strategies for regulatory outcomes.
• Engage with firms to set expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

Experience in financial services

Qualitative and quantitative analysis

Knowledge of wholesale financial markets

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Lead Supervisor - Corporate Finance Firms

Division: Market Interventions, Infrastructure & Exchanges

Department: Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £59,100 to £67,700 and London from £64,900 to £75,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Lead Associate
• Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox 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.

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 in the Infrastructure & Exchanges directorate, the MI Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms Department oversees key market infrastructure and around 440 corporate finance firms, while shaping trading venue policy to support fair, orderly, and transparent markets across asset classes.

Role responsibilities

• Guide and prioritise team efforts to ensure resources are focused on high‑impact supervisory work.
• Manage and develop colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high‑performing team culture.
• Assess firm strategies and risks, using data insights to protect consumers and market integrity.
• Shape and deliver supervision strategies that drive meaningful change and regulatory outcomes.
• Engage directly with firms, setting clear expectations and using influence or powers to improve behaviours.
• Collaborate and engage internal stakeholders and senior management to resolve issues effectively.

Skills required

Minimum:

• Proven experience working in either a financial service environment such as firms, legal and consultancy, or other regulatory and government organisations
• Proven experience within qualitative and quantitative analysis (including of financial information)

Essential:

• Knowledge of wholesale financial markets, in particular, experience in a corporate finance and primary capital markets role in business, compliance or internal audit
• Experience in interpreting and questioning information and forming strong, evidence‑based judgements, in particular, from complex regulatory investigations, or investigations involving serious fraud or other complex financial crime
• Ability to communicate clearly and with assurance (in both verbal and written form)
• Experience of managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and independently
• Ability to prioritise competing goals and have proven organisation skills
• Ability to maintain focus and high standards whilst working under pressure

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 Close: 9th November
• CV Review/Shortlist: 11th November
• Case Study: w/c 19th November
• Competency Based Interview: w/c 8th December
• 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.