Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor

Job Title: Cryptoasset and Payment Supervisor
Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition (SPC)
Department: Market Interventions – Digital Assets (MIDA)

• Salary: National (Leeds and Edinburgh) £43,100 to £50,266 and London £47,300 to £55,166 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Associate– Level 8– Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Steve Christopher via steve.christopher@fca.org.uk.

• Your internal recruitment contact is Louis Vandenburgh via louis.vandenburgh@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 financial 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 in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, MIDA supervises and sets regulatory standards in payments and crypto asset firms.

TheMIDA team plays a vital role in overseeing crypto asset firms’ compliance with financial crime regulations, helping to protect consumers and uphold market integrity. Working in a changing and evolving environment, the team identifies and addresses emerging risks, collaborates closely with Authorisations and Policy colleagues, supports the development of the future crypto regulatory framework and contributes to supervisory strategies across the sector. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to important work in a highly innovative area, while applying strong judgement, analytical thinking, communication and relationship-building skills to deliver positive outcomes.

Role responsibilities

• Play a key role in overseeing firms operating in the crypto and payments sectors, gaining exposure to innovative business models while helping to protect consumers and support market integrity

• Assess compliance with regulatory requirements, identify emerging risks and take timely action to reduce harm across both registered and unregistered markets

• Build strong partnerships across the FCA, collaborating with colleagues in Authorisations, Policy, Enforcement and SPEP to deliver coordinated, effective regulatory outcomes

• Work with UK and international partners, including law enforcement and regulatory bodies, to address complex cross-border risks and enhance consumer protection in a rapidly evolving sector

• Partner with senior industry leaders to help create positive change, improve standards and, where necessary, support decisive regulatory interventions that help safeguard millions of consumers and build trust in financial markets

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior experience of one or more of the following, FCA supervision, Money Laundering Regulations, Financial Services and Market Act, Electronic Money Regulations, or Payment Services Regulations.

• Prior experience with drafting for a range of audiences.

• Prior experience of analysing information, making risk-based judgement, and presenting key issues and recommendations.

Essential:

• Strong communication skills, clear and effective oral presentation

• Strong relationship management skills to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in other business units and with external bodies

• Able to work at pace and under pressure to deliver a variety of completing tasks workstreams and to prioritise effectively

• Experience of successful teamwork and working collaboratively with others

• A curiosity and motivation to continually learn about investigate issues within the firms and industry we supervise

• Willingness to learn, develop and support yourself and others, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• 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)

• 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

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

Timeline:

• Job advert close: 13th July 2026 at 23:59

• CV Review/Shortlist:15th July 2026

• Interview: 21st to the 28th July 2026

• 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.