Lead Operational Resilience Associate - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary ranging from National £55,600 to £80,600 and London from £59,800 to £89,500

  • Would you like to play a critical role helping the financial services industry become more operationally resilient? Would you relish the opportunity to work on challenging technology and cyber resilience related matters across regulated firms within financial services?_
The team/department


We are pleased to be offering an exciting opportunity for a talented, self-starting Lead Associate to join the Technology, Resilience and Cyber department (TRC), within the Specialist Supervision Division.

At a time of rapid technology change, new regulation to improve operational resilience, and increasing cyber threats, you will have the unique opportunity to influence the FCA's and industry's agenda.

What you will be doing (the role)

  • Acting as a SME for Operational Resilience across the department, the FCA, and externally
  • Leading TRC's engagement with specific portfolio supervision teams
  • Ensuring delivery of firm assessments for prioritised high impact firms to provide supervisors with a forwardlooking evidence and judgementbased assessment, supported by the facts, on whether a firm's technology, resilience and/or cyber capabilities are sufficient or require further mitigating actions
  • Leading strategic analysis of incidents in your portfolio arising from cyberattack or technology disruptions
  • Leading thematic work, owning delivery of key items and delivering through others
  • Taking part in technical engagement with external stakeholders including other Authorities and Senior firm representatives
  • Providing thought leadership in emerging and ongoing cyber and technology areas of specialism
  • Supporting industry engagement by chairing sector specific Cyber Coordination Groups
  • Undertaking peer comparison and analysis of the maturity of firms' technology and cyberenvironment in relation to other firms in the sector and the wider market; and
  • Playing a key part in building the capability of others through coaching and feedback
What you will get from the role

This role will offer a unique insight into cyber, technology and operational resilience risks in the Financial Services sector


With the opportunity to:
- work on high profile regulatory initiatives
- work across a number of high impact firms on cross-sector issues
- gain insight into current thinking on cyber, technology and operational resilience matters
- build upon your existing skills and knowledge and develop your career
- work with and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and in doing so, build your network of contacts
- coach and mentor colleagues within the team
- engage with senior management across the FCA

  • Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

  • 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
  • Private healthcare with Bupa
  • A noncontributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
  • Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
  • Income protection


We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

  • Minimum
  • Relevant industry qualifications e.g., CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), IS027001 / 2, Lead Auditor / Implementer, or alternatives
  • Experience analysing complex information and identifying and presenting recommendations in relation to technology and/or cyber resilience capabilities
  • Knowledge or experience of the Wholesale Markets and banking sector
  • Experience of coaching, mentoring and leading others
Essential

  • Understanding of FCA's approach to operational resilience, including an appreciation for the FCA's operational resilience policy
  • Exposure to and understanding of leading practice technology and cyber standards and guidance
  • Good interpersonal skills with evidence of team working, and delivery through others
  • Confidence and credibility to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders
  • Strong verbal communication skills including clear and effective presentation to both internal and external audiences
About the FCA

  • The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more informati
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