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Sensitive Data Exploitation Team Lead (FTC until 18/10/2027)

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will lead innovative exploitation of large-scale financial intelligence data to identify emerging threats and systemic vulnerabilities. You will manage a multidisciplinary team, guiding high-quality data-led insights that inform regulatory and enforcement actions. You will build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to translate analytics into strategic interventions. This is a pivotal role for shaping how financial crime risks are detected and mitigated at the FCA. You will operate within a mission-driven environment focused on market integrity and consumer protection.

Pay / Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Office presence 50% of the time (60% for Directors/EDs) across London, Leeds and Edinburgh
  • Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance
  • Private healthcare with Bupa and income protection
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance
  • Flexible benefits scheme
Responsibilities
  • Lead development and delivery of innovative large-scale financial intelligence exploitation to identify high-harm actors and systemic vulnerabilities
  • Identify opportunities where financial intelligence adds regulatory, supervisory and enforcement value
  • Lead, grow and performance manage a multidisciplinary team of intelligence and data specialists
  • Oversee production of data-led intelligence assessments and operational packages for strategic and tactical use
Key requirements
  • Experience managing and developing staff to deliver high-quality practical and exploratory analysis
  • Experience delivering major projects and overseeing acquisition and exploitation of intelligence data
  • Experience in intelligence analysis, investigations, or financial services with a focus on economic/financial crime
  • Excellent communication and ability to brief varied stakeholders, strong interpersonal engagement, and team/workload management
  • Excellent communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Intelligence analysis (OSINT, SOCMINT)
  • Investigations
  • Financial crime domain knowledge

Reference: WJ-747_30989472

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