Head of Department, Advisers, Wealth and Pensions Supervision

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About the FCA At the FCA, we're creating a fair and more resilient financial system. We're establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.We're currently on an exciting journey as we drive forward significant organisational, people, process, and technology transformation to become a more forward-thinking, proactive regulator. We will use data more effectively to drive better regulatory decisions and build greater cohesion across our broad financial services remit.Significant improvements in digital enablement, business intelligence, market data and information management maturity are all being pursued to maintain our position as a world leader in financial services regulation.In March 2025, the FCA launched a new 5-year strategy to deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives. The FCA will focus on four priorities: Be a smarter regulator ; predictable, purposeful and proportionate. The FCA will improve its processes and embrace technology to become more efficient and effective. Support sustained economic growth , by enabling investment, innovation and ensuring the continued competitiveness of the UK's world-leading financial services. Help consumers navigate their financial lives by working with industry to boost trust, product innovation and ensuring the right information and support is available for people to take financial decisions. Fight financial crime , focusing on those who seek to use the fact they are regulated to do harm. It will go further to disrupt criminals and support firms to be an effective line of defence. The Role Advisers Wealth and Pensions Supervision Department (AWP) AWP is part of the broader Supervision Policy and Competition (SPC) division. SPC oversees regulated 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 Consumer Investments (CI) Directorate within SPC, the AWP Department supervises around 5,000 financial adviser and wealth portfolio management firms.We focus on working to reduce harm from poor advice, poor investment portfolio management, scams, and financial crime, while promoting consumer protection, sector growth and sustainability, and better outcomes through firm engagement and cross-FCA collaboration. Joining the Senior Leadership Team at the FCA during an exciting and challenging time of great change in financial services and its regulation Leading a department of very talented and committed people through significant projects and a new ambitious departmental strategy whilst also delivering on business-as-usual objectives with operational grip Exposure to strategic issues and key players in the world of finance, both nationally and internationally Key responsibilities: Building on and delivering a long-term