Lead Digital Assets Supervisor

As a Lead Digital Assets Supervisor at the Financial Conduct Authority, you lead a team supervising cryptoasset firms' compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations and, from October 2027, the Financial Services and Markets Act. You work within the Market Intervention department during a critical transition period, helping embed the new regulatory regime for digital assets across the FCA.

What you'll do

• Line manage colleagues, including managing performance and talent development
• Plan, prioritise, and allocate supervisory work across your team
• Assess cases of varying complexity and make sound, consistent, and timely regulatory judgements
• Formulate strategies to deal with complex or novel issues arising domestically or internationally
• Coach colleagues in technical knowledge, case strategies, and firm interactions
• Support the build of supervisory frameworks, infrastructure, operating models, and processes to enable effective supervision of crypto firms under the future regulatory regime
• Work with firms to ensure they meet full FSMA requirements by the 25 October 2027 implementation date
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders including financial crime specialists, legal advisors, Authorisations, Intelligence, Enforcement, and Policy teams

What you bring

• Prior people management experience demonstrating the ability to support, coach, and develop colleagues with a range of backgrounds
• Demonstrable experience of assessing and analysing complex information and data, exercising robust and consistent judgements that balance competing factors, and synthesising supervision or investigation strategies
• Experience of supervision or investigations under the Money Laundering Regulations, Payments Services Regulations, Electronic Money Regulations, or FSMA
• Proven ability to prioritise team workload, manage your time effectively, and deliver results in a high-case volume environment
• Demonstrated sense of accountability and ownership, with the ability to implement pragmatic, action-based solutions
• Familiarity with the range of firms across the digital assets sector, including business models, key products, schemes, systems, and the roles played by various institutions
• Ability to balance competing priorities and operate effectively when priorities shift frequently
• Professional and credible representation skills with effective oral and presentation abilities
• Experience managing challenging firms, supporting them through the regulatory process, and maintaining clear standards to deliver positive regulatory outcomes
• Experience mentoring peers and providing dependable support to others

What we offer

• Salary ranging from £60,700 to £70,700 (National offices in Edinburgh and Leeds) or £66,600 to £77,600 (London), based on skills and experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Minimum 50% office working time each month across London, Leeds, and Edinburgh offices
• Non-contributory pension of 8-12% depending on age and life assurance at eight times your salary
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

About the Financial Conduct Authority

The FCA regulates financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair, thriving, and effective. The Supervision, Policy and Competition division oversees firms and individuals, creates and reviews regulatory rules, and identifies and remedies ineffective competition. The Market Intervention department supervises regulatory standards in cryptoasset firms as the UK brings all firms conducting qualifying activity within the FCA's regulatory perimeter.