Senior Prudential Policy Lead

Financial Conduct Authority; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension 8-12%

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Volunteer days 35 hours

Flexible benefits

Job summary

The Financial Conduct Authority seeks a Prudential Policy Lead in London or other FCA offices to steer high-impact prudential policy development and interpretation. You will lead end-to-end policy areas, exercise regulatory judgement, and shape prudential standards for FCA-regulated firms.

Role requires senior-level judgement, autonomy, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, with line management responsibility for 1-2 staff.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in prudential regulation or prudential risk management within a financial services regulator or a prudentially regulated firm.
• Deep knowledge of Basel standards (CRR/CRD), IFPR, payments and e-money regimes, ICAAP/ILAAP/ICARA.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver multiple high-profile, long-term workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, review and enhancement of FCA prudential regimes, including IFPR/MIFIDPRU, MIPRU, IPRU, and prudential standards for payments, e-money and cryptoasset firms.
• Conduct deep qualitative and quantitative analysis of prudential risks, capital and liquidity adequacy, and firm behaviour to inform policy decisions.
• Monitor market developments, supervisory feedback, and emerging cross-sector risks, translating these into proportionate policy responses.
• Engage extensively with Supervision, Enforcement, Data, HM Treasury, industry bodies and firms, including leading consultations and representing the FCA externally.
• Provide technical advice and briefings to senior management, support colleagues across the organisation with interpretation and application of policy.
• Manage multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery of policy outputs, identify dependencies and risks, and propose practical solutions.
• Review and assure the quality of work of junior staff members, provide structured feedback and training, line manage 1-2 team members.

Skills

Prudential regulation

Regulatory risk management

Policy leadership

Job description

The Financial Conduct Authority seeks a Prudential Policy Lead in London or other FCA offices to steer high-impact prudential policy development and interpretation. You will lead end-to-end policy areas, exercise regulatory judgement, and shape prudential standards for FCA-regulated firms.

Role requires senior-level judgement, autonomy, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, with line management responsibility for 1-2 staff.