Regulatory Engagement Manager

PSD Group; South Town; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PSD Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior regulatory affairs professional to lead regulator engagements with the FCA and PRA, shaping strategy and communications at the board level.

You will coordinate responses, provide regulatory insight, and mentor junior staff while ensuring governance, risk and compliance functions stay aligned across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing high-profile regulator relationships (FCA/PRA).
• Strong knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape, especially Consumer Duty.
• Ability to advise and challenge senior stakeholders up to Board level.
• Experience leading regulator communications, submissions and supervisory engagement.
• Strategic thinker with cross-functional coordination across Compliance, Risk and Legal.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the central coordinator for FCA and PRA engagement.
• Overseeing responses to regulatory requests, ensuring a single, consistent version of the truth across all communications.
• Providing constructive challenge to stakeholders up to Board level.
• Owning governance and oversight of regulatory commitments, actions and deadlines — escalating risks promptly.
• Preparing senior management for regulator meetings, including briefings and key messaging.
• Horizon scanning regulatory developments and translating these into practical insight for internal stakeholders.
• Line management of 1-2 colleagues as the capability matures (not initially required).

Skills

Regulatory engagement

Senior stakeholder management

Regulatory governance

FCA/PRA experience

Strategic regulatory insight

Job description

My client is one of the UK's leading personal lines Insurers who are on an exciting journey of expansion and transformation.

This role requires strong regulatory engagement experience and established credibility at a senior level. The key requirement is a candidate who has managed high-profile relationships with regulators, ideally the FCA and/or PRA, either from an insurer, wider financial services organisation, or directly from a regulatory body.

Strong understanding of the UK regulatory landscape, particularly Consumer Duty, and confidence advising and challenging senior stakeholders up to Board level, is essential. The successful candidate will act as the central point of coordination for regulator engagement, ensuring communications are proactive, consistent and well managed, while supporting executives in preparing for regulatory meetings and supervisory activity.

We are less focused on traditional compliance activity and more interested in someone who can build trusted regulator relationships, navigate complex regulatory discussions, and provide strategic regulatory insight and guidance.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as the central coordinator for all FCA and PRA engagement, leading a proactive regulatory engagement strategy
• Overseeing responses to regulatory requests, ensuring a single, consistent version of the truth across all communications
• Providing constructive challenge to stakeholders up to Board level
• Owning governance and oversight of regulatory commitments, actions and deadlines — escalating risks promptly
• Preparing senior management for regulator meetings, including briefings and key messaging
• Horizon scanning regulatory developments and translating these into practical insight for internal stakeholders
• Line management of 1-2 colleagues as the capability matures (not initially required)

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience managing high-profile regulator relationships — ideally FCA and/or PRA — from an insurer, wider financial services firm, or a regulatory body itself
• Strong working knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape, particularly Consumer Duty
• Confidence advising, challenging and influencing senior stakeholders up to Board level
• A track record of leading on regulatory communications, submissions and supervisory engagement
• Someone who thinks strategically rather thi...
• Excellent judgement under pressure — comfortable coordinating across Compliance, Risk, Legal and Company Secretariat