Hybrid Senior Associate, Payments and Digital Assets

at Financial Conduct Authority

• Job title: Senior Associate, Payments and Digital Assets
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £52,400 - £72,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Manage high profile crypto policy projects for the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. Assess business models and deliver regulatory treatments supporting market integrity and consumer protection.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver high profile crypto policy projects by leveraging your analytical and project management skills, shaping the regulatory landscape for emerging technologies
• Assess business models and activities to propose regulatory treatments, ensuring fair, transparent, and future proof compliance frameworks
• Craft and present policy proposals to senior FCA stakeholders, driving decisions that protect consumers and support market integrity
• Represent the FCA externally with government bodies and regulators — building trust and shaping policy at the highest levels
• Contribute to international policy discussions with global stakeholders, helping set standards that position the UK as a leader in crypto regulation
• Provide training, advice, and briefings to colleagues on policy issues empowering teams with knowledge to deliver consistent and informed outcomes

Requirements

• Relevant qualification or experience in research, economics, law or policy
• Prior experience of taking a project-based approach to complex problems
• Demonstratable experience in applying reasoning skills and judgement, whether gained in industry, research, economics, law, insight, or policy work
• Knowledge of the UK regulatory framework
• Some knowledge of the cryptoassets sector and adaptive learner/keen learner
• Understanding of what makes markets work well for consumers and the impact of regulation on consumers, including unintended outcomes
• Experience of assessing risks arising in complex business models
• Experience in analysing complex information, reaching well-informed judgements, and identifying and presenting relevant issues and recommendations in a timely manner
• Ability to work promptly amidst demanding circumstances, use sound judgement and escalate issues appropriately

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
• Non-contributory pension (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