Senior Prudential Policy Lead

PSR Limited; London Borough of Newham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Financial Conduct Authority is seeking a Prudential Policy Lead to drive high-impact prudential policy development and interpretation across FCA-regulated firms. You will own complex policy areas end-to-end, ensuring rigorous analysis of capital, liquidity and risk, while engaging with internal and external stakeholders and managing multiple workstreams.

The role demands senior-level judgement, extensive regulatory experience, and the ability to lead important policy projects with limited

Qualifications

• Significant experience in prudential regulation or prudential risk management within a financial services regulator or a prudentially regulated firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 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 and senior leadership advice.
• 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 and offer guidance to firms on compliance with new or amended rules.
• 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, help build a high-performing team, and line manage 1–2 team members.

Skills

Prudential regulation experience

Basel standards (CRR/CRD)

IFPR/IFPRU

ICAAP/ILAAP/ICARA

Regulatory analysis

Job description

Financial Conduct Authority is seeking a Prudential Policy Lead to drive high-impact prudential policy development and interpretation across FCA-regulated firms. You will own complex policy areas end-to-end, ensuring rigorous analysis of capital, liquidity and risk, while engaging with internal and external stakeholders and managing multiple workstreams.

The role demands senior-level judgement, extensive regulatory experience, and the ability to lead important policy projects with limited