Digital Assets Lead Associates

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Full time

Digital Assets Lead Associates

Authorisations - Payments and Digital Assets

At the FCA, we’re creating a fair and more resilient financial system. We’re establishing more transparent relationships, between financial services and customers, building trust in financial markets, whilst protecting vulnerable consumers.

We are currently on an exciting journey to become a more forward-thinking and proactive regulator, to maintain our position as a world leader in financial services regulation.

The work of Authorisations has a significant impact on conduct in the financial services markets. By being a robust gatekeeper for firms and individuals we ensure firms’ business models are sustainable and approved individuals have sufficient competence and integrity.

Authorisations works closely with Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) teams as well as Enforcement and Market Oversight, to enable a holistic and coordinated approach to regulation.

The Role (multiple vacancies)

We are looking for talented, motivated and outcome-focused individuals in Leeds, Edinburgh and London with varied experience and backgrounds to join our diverse and inclusive Cryptoassets team, which forms part of the Payments and Digital Assets Department.

Your mission will be to ensure applicants are able to evidence that they meet the regulatory standards to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing through the establishment of rigorous control environments and robust adherence to Fitness and Propriety standards.

You will develop your regulatory judgement, helping those firms that can show they can meet the standards to bring innovation to the UK whilst stopping those that can’t from operating here.

With this experience you will also take part in shaping the more comprehensive future crypto regulatory regimes and work flexibly across the organisation, pivoting to where your expertise is needed most.

What does the role involve? What are the key responsibilities?

The Cryptoassets team is responsible for assessing cryptoasset firms’ compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs). The team’s assessments of firms primarily focus on the adequacy of firms’ financial crime systems and controls. These assessments include reviews of complex business models, consideration of cryptoasset activities being planned, and testing the knowledge, experience and fitness and propriety of individuals undertaking key functions. The team is also responsible for identifying, managing and mitigating potential risks of harm arising in firms and identifying where firms are at risk of being used as a conduit for illegal activity.

You will offer both technical and strategic leadership to the associates in your sub-team, co-ordinating the development of clear, risk conscious case assessment strategies and will be responsible for managing your sub-team’s execution of these strategies on time and to the right level of assurance.

You will make use of sound project management disciplines to ensure that the transactions in your portfolio are progressed effectively, co-ordinating resource and prioritising effectively where necessary. You will escalate operational challenges, risks and issues within your team’s case portfolios and show creativity and drive in working with management and your team to develop plans to resolve them.- The opportunity to take a leading role in creating and maintaining a high performing, outcomes-focussed culture in your team- The opportunity to think strategically and influence the future shape of the Department and the wider Authorisations Division-
- Leading strategies to deal with complex or novel firm issues, escalating risks and recommending the most appropriate course of action.- Leading meetings with firms, educating them on their regulatory responsibilities and delivering difficult messages constructively and effectively.- Providing critical thinking relating to your sector and coaching, mentoring and supporting colleagues in technical knowledge and interactions with firms/other stakeholders.- Proactively building excellent networks and relationships to facilitate understanding of risks and issues in the sector and sharing knowledge to achieve good regulatory outcomes and timely decision making.- Directly contributing to the reduction of money laundering and terrorist financing in the UK through assertive regulation.- Developing a more in-depth knowledge of the cryptoasset sector, working with a wide variety of firms and business models including cutting edge fin-tech propositions and firms operating in the cryptoasset market.- Interacting with senior level individuals at firms and key industry stakeholders as a key FCA representative in this innovative and rapidly changing marketplace.- Building a wide network across the FCA and other regulatory and governmental organisation, representing the department/division in discussions with senior management.- The opportunity to influence and contribute t

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