Senior Market Analyst

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyside market strategy lifecycle, risk processes and harm mitigation workstreams, enabling better regulatory outcomes and making a tangible difference to market integrity and consumer protection
• Transform data into insight by gathering and analysing intelligence to identify key risks and opportunities in the Buyside sector helping shape informed, evidence‑based decision‑making at a strategic level
• Apply market knowledge by developing a solid understanding of the asset management landscape, distribution channels, and wider macroeconomic and operational trends building skills that directly influences how firms are supervised and supported
• Spot and prioritise emerging risks by identifying, tracking, and escalating key directorate risks and contributing to forums such as the Firm and Fund Forum, ensuring proactive responses to evolving market challenges
• Support communication by producing high-quality reports, briefings, speeches, and presentations for internal and external audiences improving stakeholder engagement and supporting senior decision-making
• Enhance regulatory effectiveness through data by exploring innovative ways to use data to refine and improve regulatory focus, leading to smarter, more targeted oversight across the sector
• Skills required
• Minimum:
• Prior experience in Industry, consultancy or regulatory within the asset management or related sectors
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing asset management sector data from various sources, making sound judgements supported by evidence and presenting key points and recommendations to stakeholders
• Prior experience of handling risk processes
• Essential:
• Interest in data, including experience of using programming language R, SQL, and Python
• Demonstrated capacity to work both on your own and with colleagues to meet goals
• Prior experience of managing internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Experience of project management
• Good knowledge of the wider wholesale market in which the asset management sector operates
• Ability to prioritise and work efficiently on key tasks
• Strong written language skills

Benefits

Additional Information

Job title: Senior Market Analyst Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition Department: Market Analysis and Policy, Buy-Side Directorate Team: Aset Management Sector Team Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £71,600 and London £59,200 to £78,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience) This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Regulatory Your external recruitment contact is Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk Your internal recruitment contact is Iona via iona.magee@fca.org.uk . Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. About the FCA and team We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you'll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services. SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting within the Buy-Side Directorate, the Market and Policy (MAP) Department identifies sector risks and develops policy to support effective supervision across the asset management, funds and pensions sectors. Within this, the Asset Management Sector Team plays a vital role in developing market intelligence and overseeing strategic supervisory work in response to identified risks within the Buyside market.

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