Regulatory Engagement Senior Analyst (12 Month FTC)

Purpose of the role

We're looking for a Senior analyst in the Regulatory Engagement team on a 12 month fixed term basis, you will support the Regulatory Engagement senior manager with managing the relationship with the FCA and PRA. You will ensure good governance around the interaction with the regulators.

You will provide support to the People team in submitting SMCR-related applications and certification updates to the FCA.

You will help maintain the relevant sections of the Management Responsibilities Map (MRM) and provide updates to the Company Secretariat where appropriate.

You will support engagement with other external bodies – e.g. trade bodies and compliance forums - as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Support the Regulatory Engagement senior manager with coordinating responses to regulatory information and data requests and drafting Principle 11 and SUP 15 notifications
• Coordinate and track:
• actions taken as a result of regulatory interaction
• provisions of responses to the regulators
• Collaborate with the People team to ensure SMCR-related applications and certification updates are submitted in a timely manner
• Ensure the MRM is updated and maintained through collaboration with the People team and Company Secretariat
• Represent Compliance/Regulatory Engagement at appropriate working groups and committees to provide second line challenge to the business
• Liaise with internal/external stakeholders to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Demonstrate effective decision-making
• Facilitate the company’s response to key FCA outputs (e.g. Dear CEO letters, Quarterly Platform Data returns etc)
• Assist with oversight of permissions, waivers and new applications
• Maintain connectivity and involvement with the Compliance team and with the wider Risk and Compliance department to enable constructive and appropriate liaison with the regulator and industry bodies/associations.
• Provide change/project support from a regulatory engagement perspective, where required
• Alongside the wider Risk & Compliance teams, demonstrate, promote and help maintain a positive regulatory risk and compliance culture
• Support the organisation’s goals and values
• Take responsibility in everything you do to deliver good outcomes for our customers
• Positively demonstrate the Nucleus Smart, Heart and Courage values and behaviours
• Ensure compliance with Code of Conduct at all times.

About you

• Good awareness of regulatory matters
• Detailed knowledge of PRA and FCA regulations, requirements and expectations
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and senior management
• Ability to prioritise and manage a range of complex issues at once
• Have a forward-thinking attitude, anticipating problems and challenges for the team and providing practical solutions to address issues in a timely manner
• Ability to present strong judgement, analysis and decision-making for the wider team, evaluating and implementing best practice where appropriate
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

A little about us

Our purpose at Nucleus is to help make retirement more rewarding, with a vision to build the best retirement-focused platform in the UK. It is this purpose that drives everything we do. Whether you are working in a role that is customer-facing or not, you’ll need to be service-obsessed to work here.

It’s a fast paced and exciting environment, and one where we believe you will get the chance to fulfil your potential and do work that really matters, to you and our customers. We believe in you having your own chunk of responsibility and being trusted to make things happen.

Nucleus’ culture is something our people believe sets us apart from other places they’ve worked. We think big, know our stuff and move at pace, but always empowering others along the way and breaking new ground to find better ways of doing things. We know that sometimes the right choice is not the easy one, so empowering each other and celebrating others' successes, as well as our own, is part of what makes us Nucleus #WeAreNucleus

Inclusion and diversity at Nucleus

As with most things in life, who cares, wins. We really care about inclusion.

For us this is not a box-ticking thing, it’s a commercial imperative. It isn’t about being PC. It’s about being future-relevant and durable. Find out more on our inclusion page.

We offer a generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including pension, bonus, enhanced parental leave, paid time off for emergencies, health and wellbeing initiatives and flexible working options.