Global Strategy and Engagement Manager

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

7/22/2025

Global Strategy and Engagement Team Manager

Division – International Division

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £94,100 and London £79,300 to £104,050 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About The FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The FCA is a global regulator, supporting open markets through shaping the international regulatory agenda. The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities.

The Global Strategy and Engagement Team helps set, advise and deliver on the FCA’s strategic engagement with all non-European authorities and jurisdictions. It also leads for the International Division on sustainable finance, retail and consumer, and financial crime issues. It enhances the FCA’s capacity to meet its statutory and strategic objectives through high-quality international engagement, using a range of influencing tools and techniques.

What will you be doing?

• Lead and manage effectively a team of around 12 members, ensuring all are well-motivated, focused on clear goals and objectives, and able to deliver effective outcomes to the benefit of the FCA
• Be a core member of the Senior Management Team in the International Division, contributing significantly to the shape, prioritisation and direction of the whole division, working closely and collaboratively with the Director, HOD and fellow managers
• Drive forward the development and implementation of our global engagement strategy, delivering specific and tangible outcomes in line with the FCA’s Strategy 25 priorities
• Oversee the analysis of key policy and political developments at the global level, and providing advice on strategic, policy, operational and supervisory issues
• Advise and support FCA Executive Directors and senior stakeholders in their engagement with key international partners – both virtually and in-person – and working closely with HMT and the Bank of England to support combined engagement opportunities
  
  

What will you get from the role?

• Shape, design and implement important aspects of our international engagement strategy
• Have responsibility for overseeing a wide range of relationships with global regulatory authorities
• Work across multiple policy areas and complexities, with internal and external stakeholders, getting exposure to international policymaking and debates
• Work in a dynamic and changing environment, in a friendly team with experienced, highly skilled and motivated individuals
  
  

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Strong experience of working on international financial services issues, including bilateral relationships
• Strong technical expertise across a range of financial services policy areas, such as sustainable finance and capital markets
• Proven management skills, including the ability to deliver through others, leading and motivating colleagues across multiple projects with strong experience of advising and influencing internal and external stakeholders
  
  

Essential

• The ability to work inclusively and collaboratively, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, drawing on range of expertise across the FCA
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues succinctly and compellingly, adapted to the audience
• Excellent self-management and organisational skills, delivering multiple tasks under pressure, and a proven record of role modelling the FCA’s values
  
  

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits Of Working At The FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• 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 also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

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 can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as Manager, Regulatory
• Advert Closing Date: 14th August 2025
• CV Review/Shortlist: 18th August 2025
• Competency Based Interview: w/c 1st September 2025
  
  

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.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:

[email protected]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.