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

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

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