Crypto Policy Implementation Manager

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: Payments & Digital Assets Directorate

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £74,900 to £88,900 and London £82,300 to £97,800 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Manager, Regulatory
• Your external recruitment contact is Steve via Steve.Christopher@fca.org.uk
• Your internal recruitment contact is Jen via Jennifer.Wishart@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.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive the heart of crypto policy forward leading one of the teams working to bring to life the crypto regime, providing policy input into the gateway, as well as taking forward new policies needed to develop and deliver the crypto regime. Managing one of the crypto teams within the department, this is an opportunity to be tackle fascinating and difficult questions in the crypto ecosystem, working with many stakeholders both internally and externally.

The role sits within the Payments & Digital Assets Policy Department and is hugely important to the development and delivery of crypto policy within the UK.

Role Responsibilities

You will be at the heart of developing and delivering crypto policy and shaping the industry going forward making lasting and impactful improvements to the UK crypto ecosystem in the UK.

The role covers a wide variety of topics, but includes:

• Being part of the departmental management team for Payments and Digital Assets Policy
• Manage material workstreams to shape and develop various aspects of crypto policy, working closely with the crypto technology policy team as well as the stablecoins team and the payments policy teams, as well as other policy, supervision and authorisations teams across the FCA and the CARE programme
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain and manage a high performing team through effective recruitment, performance management and development of staff from diverse backgrounds and of various levels

Skills Required

Minimum:

• SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting
• Prior experience of people leadership skills, including ability to build and maintain high performing teams
• Experience of developing policy and / or knowledge of the UK crypto regime

Essential:

• Extensive analytical experience, with an ability to assimilate information quickly and clearly draw out key implications from a broad and varied range of information
• An ability to consider complex information and to support the development and delivery of policy
• Solid organisational skills with a capability to manage a variety of priorities and issues
• High standard of problem solving and strategic thinking with sound judgement
• A self-managed thinker with an inquisitive mind-set and a pragmatic approach to making judgements
• Effective interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with a clear ability to work with and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally including the confidence and credibility when representing the FCA externally
• Able to prepare and deliver complex, strategic written technical communications and deliver sensitive messages and willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 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
• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our Values and Culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that's free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role's key requirements.

Useful Information and Timelines

• Advert Close Date: Wednesday 12th August (midnight)
• CV Review/Shortlist: Friday 14th August
• First Interview: W/C 24th August 2026
• Manager Assessment: W/C 31st August 2026
• Second Interview: From 7th September 2026 onwards
• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time