Emerging Technology Manager

Salary:National ranging from £67,100 to £85,000 London from £73,700 - £95,000

Are you ready to lead the charge in a role that merges emerging technology, data, internal strategy and UK wide regulatory policy influence to shape the FCA’s future using Artificial Intelligence and more?

The team/department

The Emerging Tech & Research Team identifies critical and emerging technology trends affecting financial services over the medium and long term, translating these into tangible insights to inform regulatory and strategic thinking. The team leverages horizon scanning methods and proactively monitors technological trends impacting financial services to inform policy and strategy. Current research topics include quantum technologies, distributed ledger technology, embedded supervision and tokenisation, and horizon scanning across the financial services industry.

What you will be doing (the role)

• Lead the Emerging Technology team within the Strategy and Architecture (S&A) function, overseeing the development of innovative emerging technology research which will impact external policy and internal strategy.
• Design and develop the FCAs emerging technologies work programme, driving strategic initiatives that address business needs and opportunities.
• Ensure that emerging technology initiatives are integrated with wider FCA policy objectives as well as internal strategic opportunities.
• Engage internal FCA governance and delivery channels to socialise and approve team deliverables, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, standards and protocols.

What you will get from the role

• Take responsibility for analysis of emerging technology as it relates to UK Financial Services Regulation as well as understanding how novel technology can support internal FCA strategic objectives.
• Grow strong internal and external networks in emerging technology, leading firms, regulatory bodies and partner networks, and build the FCA’s profile as an industry leader along with your own.
• Provide leadership, education and communication to a wide external network as well as internal colleagues on the regulatory implications and applications of emerging technologies, through avenues such as webinars, keynote speeches, and published thought leadership pieces.
• Foster strong relationships with senior management across the FCA community, ensuring that emerging technology research aligns with organisational objectives and market trends.

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option to top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35).
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary.
• Income protection.

We support hybrid workingwhich means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum

• Experience in working with technology analysis using foresight/horizon scanning techniques to deliver research on emerging or novel technology.
• Experience of planning, prioritising and leading the delivery of work through others to time and quality standards, including managing or leading on more complex projects or assignments.
• Experience of engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders across multiple levels combined with the ability to forge strong and meaningful relationships; you will need to work closely with firms and experts across the FCA.

Essential

• Ability to self-motivate and set objectives with clear outcomes and success measures, delegating in line with experience or development need and empowering team to deliver to ensure successful delivery and wellbeing.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, ability to forge strong and meaningful relationships at all levels.
• Proven ability to distil complex information and engage with details while considering the bigger picture and communicate research and analysis findings clearly and succinctly to target audiences.
• Strong interest in technology, the individual will engage regularly with technical concepts and technology-focused stakeholders.
• Good understanding of FCA tools and powers, the individual will need to consider how we might be able to use our tools and powers to support the policy development.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders, you will be responsible for ensuring the activities of the department are shared across the FCA, you will need to show you are able to flex your style to build consensus for new ideas.
• Experience leading meetings with internal and external stakeholders, the individual will need to work with experts from across the FCA as well as external stakeholders.

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be foundhere.

The FCAs Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. 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.

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s ongoing commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.

Useful information

• Applications for this role close at 23:59 on the 18th October 2024.
• This role is graded as Manager - Regulatory.
• This role will require international travel, in addition, the successful application will be expected to be in the London office 2-3 times per month.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:

Please contact Michael Wood,

For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis,

What to expect from our interview process

• A competency-based interview.
• Psychometric Assessment.
• Final Interview.

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role.

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.

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