Senior Supervisor

Senior Supervisor - Market Abuse Surveillance Supervision

Division - Enforcement and Market Oversight

Department - Market Oversight

Salary - National ranging from £52,400 to £65,500 London from £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. Follow this link to find out more

About the FCA


The Market Abuse Surveillance Supervision (MASS) team is at the heart of our operation. MASS supervises firms’ and trading venues’ market abuse surveillance, which is the first line of defence in detecting and preventing market abuse. It ensures market participants have effective systems and controls in place to detect and report potential market abuse to the FCA through suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs). MASS co-ordinates most of our outreach to regulated firms through industry forums, round tables and public speaking at conferences and other industry events. Its market professionals support the FCA’s monitoring of real-time events such as price spikes and potential ‘fat finger’ incidents which can result in disorderly markets, investigating the causes and liaising with internal stakeholders and relevant counterparties to assess the adequacy of their controls.

What will you be doing?- Supervision of the STOR regime, including conducting visits to firms, trading venues and other market participants to assess their market abuse surveillance arrangements and STOR policies and procedures-
- Liaising with industry participants including delivering formal presentations and written communications to help highlight market abuse surveillance issues- Providing input into various projects and workstreams which relate to our area

What will you get from the role?- Be part of collaborative specialist visits to firms and trading venues, where you’ll contribute your insights and learn from others- Engage in a variety of dynamic surveillance projects and workstreams, designed to stretch your skills and encourage innovative thinking- Build your expertise through hands-on experience with a wide range of complex and high-impact cases, supported by a knowledgeable and approachable team- Work closely with colleagues across the FCA, fostering strong cross-team relationships and contributing to a shared mission of market integrity- Connect with surveillance professionals across the industry, strengthening your network and staying informed on current best practices and challenges

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. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme

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Minimum- Proven experience in a market abuse surveillance role, or a related role within a regulatory body, financial services or consultancy firm

Essential- Strong technical understanding of UK financial markets and instruments- Good knowledge of relevant legislation including UK MAR and MiFID II- Experience of identifying key risks of harm from a range of information, including written documents and large datasets- Ability to deal confidently and persuasively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders- Strong verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to explain clearly and succinctly complex situations- Ability to manage several workstreams at once, ensuring issues are prioritised effectively and progressed on a timely basis- Proven experience of being able to work unaccompanied with a range of stakeholders, and influence people to achieve desired outcomes- Has enthusiasm, drive and flexibility

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. 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

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 (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 also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a person