Fund Data and Analytics Associate

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The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

We’re looking for an Associate Supervisor to join our Fund Supervision team within the Asset Management Department. This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative and purpose-driven environment at a leading Financial Services Regulator.

In this role, you’ll work closely with colleagues to monitor investment funds, respond to emerging risks and contribute to sector-wide and event-driven initiatives. Your work will sit at the heart of asset management, influencing outcomes for households and financial markets across the UK and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design, development and ongoing improvement of a data-led fund supervision framework that supports informed decision-making
  • Work with large datasets to uncover insights, identify trends or risks and clearly communicate findings to guide next steps
  • Collaborate with firm supervisors to provide timely market and product intelligence that strengthens industry engagement
  • Respond to emerging issues and developments in the fund sector through event-driven, reactive supervision work
  • Build trusted relationships with firms and fund managers to positively influence conduct and drive better outcomes for customers
  • Partner with Fund Authorisations and Policy teams to support their goals and contribute to continuous improvement across the department

What You Will Get From The Role

  • A chance to influence positive change across the asset management sector through meaningful analysis and engagement
  • Valuable exposure to a dynamic industry undergoing rapid transformation, with insights into wholesale financial markets and regulatory frameworks
  • Opportunities to collaborate with experienced professionals on high-profile projects that support your growth and confidence
  • Development of your skills in supervision, regulation and stakeholder engagement in a supportive team environment
  • The ability to build strong relationships across the FCA and the wider financial services industry
  • Access to world-class learning and development resources to help you achieve your career aspirations

Requirements

  • Prior experience identifying investment or risk challenges and implementing changes that led to meaningful improvements
  • Experience of coding (including building solutions from scratch), in one or more programming language such as Python, or a statistical language such as R
  • Prior experience in asset management, or consultancy, or regulation, or experience of risk management in a non-related industry —supported by a relevant qualification like the IMC
  • Understanding of the FCA’s purpose and role in supporting fair and effective financial markets and awareness of the legal, regulatory and organisational landscape of asset management industry
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Willingness to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve shared goals
  • Confidence in solving problems by exploring options and developing thoughtful, outcome-focused solutions
  • Ability to communicate complex or technical issues clearly and accessibly to a range of audiences
  • Independent thinking and sound judgement to reach timely and well-reasoned conclusions
  • Effective influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and support change in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience of building Tableau Dashboards or using SQL or similar to extract data or a data related degree

Benefits

  • 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
  • Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
  • Income protection
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Location:
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance

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