Interested in joining our Data & Intelligence Change Team to help drive the delivery of the FCA's data strategy?

The team/department

The FCA has a significant annual portfolio of technology and business change to deliver, in support of our organisational objectives to make markets work well, including protection of consumers.

The FCA Change Directorate provides expertise in regulation and business and technology change, with a current focus on project delivering the FCA's strategic goal to become a more data led regulator.

As Programme Manager your role will sit within the Data & Intelligence (D&I) portfolio team who drive the delivery of the FCA's data strategy. Our aim is to harness the power of data and advanced analytics to transform financial regulation and help us deliver on our goal of becoming a data led regulator.

You will support the Portfolio Lead on the safe and successful delivery of large and complex data and intelligence driven projects and programmes in accordance with the FCA's standards. The D&I portfolio sits within the wider Change Directorate which supports all strategic delivery programmes across the FCA.

What you will be doing (the role)

Develop and deliver strategic data and technology-led solutions to business problems that address inefficiencies, support more effective decision-making, and enable the FCA to become a data-led regulator

Delivery of complex projects and programmes covering operating model, technology, and people change from inception to agreed business outcomes, following FCA quality standards and agreed baselines of time, budget, and scope

Developing transition states, plans, outcomes, deliverables, and controls to successfully deliver the business benefits, identifying and sourcing resources to achieve time and cost expectations

Stakeholder Management at a senior level (C-suite) on programmes with both an internal and external profiles

Resolving dependencies, issues, and risks intra and inter-programme

Ensure delivery adheres to the FCA delivery methodologies and progresses to meet internal and external/public commitments

Developing effective working relationships across internal and external landscapes to collaboratively ensure a coordinated approach

Leading teams of data, delivery and domain experts to deliver effectively and support each other

Active participant in the project management community of practice and readiness to share experience and coach junior team members

What you will get from the role

Opportunity to make your mark by joining the FCA at a key point in time as it goes through a major transformation to become a data led regulator

Working on innovative and technology focused change, using data, intelligence and digital solutions to improve our decision making and reduce harm within financial services

Part of a strong and active community of practice that has regular engagement, events and is constantly striving to improve the PM profession

Opportunity to further progress your change management career and skills or more broadly across the FCA with full organisation support

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your life cycle. 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:

28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

Private healthcare with Bupa

A non-contributory 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

We are a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Evidence of understanding data management and technology concepts such as Data Governance, Data Privacy and Data Platforms

Experience managing successful large and highly complex business and technology change projects in Financial Services or for a government or regulatory body, managing employees and suppliers, from project inception through to project closure

Evidence of building working relationships with C-level sponsors, key business stakeholders and business subject matter experts (SMEs)

Essential

Understanding of how to drive the adoption of new digital/data products and services through user centred design and effective change management

Awareness and interest in Data, Digital and Technology

Delivering projects which utilise cloud computing technologies eg Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), information systems and reporting technologies like Tableau

Working as part of a data enterprise or large data-intensive programme/project

Shaping business ideas and initiatives into project outcomes, detailed project plans and business benefits with measurable metrics

Controlling project delivery, with a project management qualification

Effective facilitator and problem solver

Analytical capabilities to think creatively and draw from a variety of qualitative and quantitative sources and techniques to evaluate options/proposals, considering lessons learnt as well as benefits and risks

Ability to create high quality steering committee materials

Ability to translate technical concepts and findings into easily understandable language for technical colleagues

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 information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. 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.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our technical specialist role.

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we won't judge you for asking.

Multi-location

As part of the FCA's on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.

Our Recruitment Delivery Team are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of disability, impairment, or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.