Senior Digital Assets Policy Advisor

Financial Conduct Authority; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body for financial markets is seeking a Senior Digital Assets Policy Advisor to lead policy development in the cryptoassets sector. The role involves stakeholder engagement, research, and consulting on regulatory frameworks. Candidates should have substantial experience in policy development within financial services and be effective communicators. This is a hybrid role with competitive pay and benefits, including private healthcare and pensions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working (up to 60% from home)

Private healthcare with Bupa

Non-contributory pension of at least 8%

Life assurance of eight times basic salary

Income protection

Qualifications

• Experience in the crypto assets sector is desirable.
• Strong communication skills for presenting key issues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead policy areas conducting research and engaging with teams.
• Consult with government, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Provide training and advice regarding crypto policy issues.

Skills

Experience of policy development within financial services

Experience presenting key issues clearly and succinctly

Experience of building and managing relationships

Experience of analysing information and policy development

Problem-solving and organisational skills

Good stakeholder management

Willingness to learn and develop

Ability to draft and summarise complex policy documents

Responsibility on project work

Job description

Senior Digital Assets Policy Advisor

Division – Payments and Digital Assets

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £65,500 and London £57,700 to £72,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

The Crypto Policy team sits in the Payments and Digital Assets Department and plays a critical role in leading the FCA's policy work on cryptoassets. This sector continues to grow at great pace, creating both opportunities for consumers and regulated participants, but also new risks that we must stay ahead of.

Regulation of the cryptoassets sector is already underway and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) has proposed bringing much more into the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is the Crypto Policy team’s role to devise and drive this work forward, liaising with multiple internal stakeholders, HMT, Bank of England, industry, and international regulators to propose a future regulatory framework.

What will you be doing?

As an experienced Associate in the team, you will have the opportunity to lead and support on policy areas conducting research, engaging with teams across the FCA, studying business models and risks, proposing, and advising on their regulatory treatment as part of policy development. You will build depth and breadth of knowledge as you support the team’s wider work.

You will contribute to public consultation on FCA rules or guidance, as well as work to ensure FCA priorities are reflected in changes taken forward by others. You will be responsible for consulting with government, other regulators, industry, and other opinion formers shaping the market. You will also provide training, advice, and briefings about crypto policy issues to FCA colleagues and senior leadership.

What will you get from the role?

• This role is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of policy in the FCA in an evolving area of policy
• You will have the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of the market dynamics and regulations that will shape the future regulation of the cryptoasset sector
• Work on policy implementation in a fast-growing space within financial services.
• Responsibility of being a leading figure within the team, using your knowledge to make a meaningful impact in the cryptoassets sector

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Minimum

• Experience of policy development within financial services, government, or crypto assets sector
• Experience presenting key issues clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing
• Experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders

Essential

• Experience of analysing information and contributing to the development of policy
• Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage and support a variety of priorities and issues
• Good stakeholder management with the ability to build a network across and beyond the organisation
• Willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work
• Able to draft and summarise complex policy documents, whilst making policy recommendations based on information provided
• Take responsibility on project work, building evidence cases and developing policy.

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The FCA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.