Manager - Asset Servicing & Asset Management Supervision

6h6 hours ago

Financial Conduct Authority

London, GB · Full-time · £74,900 – £115,000

About this role

The Manager – Asset Servicing & Asset Management Supervision role sits within the Wholesale Buy-Side Directorate at the Financial Conduct Authority. This position oversees firms across asset management and asset servicing to maintain market integrity and investor protection. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on regulatory supervision in a critical sector of UK finance.

Day-to-day activities include managing a team of supervisors, setting strategic priorities, and delivering the supervisory strategy for Buy-Side Custody & Fund Services. You will apply judgement on complex regulatory issues and support risk-focused supervision across investor protection and operational resilience. Engagement with boards and executives forms a core part of the work.

The team operates within the Supervision, Policy and Competition Division, collaborating across internal FCA teams and with international regulators. This environment supports coordinated outcomes on market-sensitive challenges while fostering an inclusive culture. The focus remains on enhancing oversight of critical market infrastructure.

Opportunities exist to contribute to directorate strategy and cross-organisational initiatives that shape the future of supervision. The role broadens exposure to an evolving regulatory landscape and supports long-term priorities around innovation and market stability. Professional development comes through high-profile interventions and stakeholder management.

Requirements

Demonstrable leadership experience in financial regulation or supervision
Strong understanding of asset servicing, custody, fund services and asset management
Proven ability to manage and develop teams delivering consistent supervisory outcomes
Experience applying judgement on complex, high-profile regulatory issues
Track record of engaging effectively with boards and senior executives
Ability to collaborate across internal teams and with international regulators

Responsibilities

Manage, develop and inspire a capable team overseeing buy-side firms, ensuring consistent, high-quality supervisory outcomes
Set clear priorities and strategic direction, ensuring focused and effective supervision across a complex portfolio
Own and deliver the supervisory strategy for Buy-Side Custody & Fund Services, enhancing oversight of critical market infrastructure
Apply judgement on complex and high-profile regulatory issues, guiding key decisions and interventions
Support risk focused supervision across asset servicing and asset management, tackling investor protection and operational resilience
Manage engagement with senior stakeholders including Boards and executives, building trusted professional relationships
Collaborate with internal teams and international regulators, delivering coordinated, forward-looking regulatory outcomes
Contribute to directorate strategy and cross organisational initiatives, supporting innovation and long-term priorities

Benefits

Salary ranging from £82,300 to £115,000 per annum in London (or £74,900 to £105,000 nationally)
Salary offered based on skills and experience
Role graded as Manager, Regulatory