Senior Data Analyst – Critical Third Parties

Job title: Senior Data Analyst – Critical Third Parties

Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition

Department: Technology, Resilience & Cyber

Salary: £52,400–£72,000 (Edinburgh/Leeds), £57,700–£80,000 (London) (based on skills & experience)

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Information Technology

Contact: Tahir Khan – (applications accepted only via online portal)

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• Support the Lead Data Analyst by delivering accurate data and insights that strengthen supervisory oversight of Critical Third Parties (CTP) and enhance operational resilience of regulated firms.
  
• Conduct robust, data‑driven analysis to identify systemic third parties in the UK financial sector, enabling supervisors and senior leadership to make informed decisions and better understand market dynamics.
  
• Produce clear, impactful Management Information reports that equip senior stakeholders with actionable intelligence on CTP and firm supervisory oversight.
  
• Leverage data and intelligence to create innovative tools and insights that add measurable value to oversight activities.
  

Minimum:

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• Proven data analysis experience, including use of analytical tools such as Tableau, R, Python.
  
• Experience working in financial services, a regulator, or a consultancy dealing with financial sector firms.
  
• Proven experience of using data to provide consultative expertise to stakeholders, with demonstrated stakeholder‑management skills.
  

Essential:

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• Experience identifying and solving business problems using data and understanding statistical concepts to improve departmental work.
  
• Knowledge or keen interest in the Critical Third‑Party regime; operational resilience; cyber resilience; third‑party risk; emerging technologies.
  
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, confidence to interact with domestic and international stakeholders, including senior FCA executives and global regulators.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to draft and deliver complex papers and presentations for FCA executive committees and external stakeholders.
  
• Strong project‑management ability to plan, prioritise and allocate work across a team.
  
• Ability to balance and manage priorities, working flexibly and pragmatically when priorities change.
  

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• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  
• Hybrid model with up to 60 % remote work.
  
• Non‑contributory pension (8–12 % depending on age) and life assurance at eight times salary.
  
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
  
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
  
• Flexible benefits scheme tailored to lifestyle.
  

We foster a diverse and inclusive culture free from discrimination and bias, celebrating difference and supporting colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe our diversity drives better decisions, innovation, and regulation.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer; applicants who meet the minimum criteria will progress to the next stage. In high‑volume periods we may progress candidates whose experience most closely matches role requirements.

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• Job advert close: 2nd December 23:59.
  
• CV review/shortlist: 4th December.
  
• Case Study and interview: w/c 8th December.
  

SC Clearance is required; applicants must hold or obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.