Crypto Case Officer

Job Title: Crypto Case Officer

Division: Authorisations
Department: Payments and Digital Assets

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £71,200 and London from £57,700 to £78,300 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via k.

• Your internal recruitment contact is Katie via k

• Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.

With HMT amending the Regulated Activities Order in February this year to include 7 new cryptoasset activities, the UK is entering an important phase in developing a sustainable and proportionate regulatory regime for cryptoassets. From September 2026, firms will be able to start applying for authorisation under the new regime, which will go live in October 2027.

The Payments and Digital Assets Department, in the Authorisations Division, will be responsible for assessing applications for the new regime. Over the summer we will be launching an ambitious pre-application offering which will be the start out our one-to-one engagement with firms.

The implementation of the new regime will result in a fundamental shift in how cryptoassets are regulated presenting colleagues with an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of this change.

Role responsibilities

• Managing complex case strategies and high-profile casework, escalating risks and recommending the most appropriate course of action

• Leading meetings with firms, educating them on their regulatory responsibilities and delivering difficult messages constructively and effectively

• Delivering high-quality regulatory decisions through the assessment of applications. You will need to make consistent and timely regulatory outcomes, based on consideration of all relevant facts in adherence to agreed service levels and whilst seeking input/clarity from applicable stakeholders

• Assisting and supporting the identification of harm, making full use of FCA capabilities, and working closely with Data and Intelligence colleagues to spot harms, themes and trends

• Interacting with senior level individuals at firms and key industry stakeholders as a key FCA representative in this innovative and fast-evolving marketplace

• Engaging with stakeholders to grow meaningful connections that uncover risks, disseminate insights, and enable sound regulatory judgments and prompt actions

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior regulatory or industry experience, of regulatory requirements, especially Anti-Money Laundering requirements and how they apply specifically to cryptoasset firms

• Prior experience of investigating and then analysing complex information, reaching well-informed judgements and identifying and presenting relevant issues and recommendations in a timely manner

Essential:

• Knowledge of blockchain, cryptoasset business models and the risks in those models

• Knowledge of MLRs, financial crime investigations, policy or compliance, money laundering typologies or ML risks

• Demonstrable ability to balance and competing projects, work quickly and meet tight deadlines, using sound judgement and escalating issues appropriately

• Demonstration of clear and logical thinking through oral and written work, with an ability to describe complex issues concisely

• Experience of assessing the robustness of financial crime control frameworks gained from time spent working in a financial crime function/investigations, financial regulator or consultancy

• Effective relationship and stakeholder management skills to enable credible engagement with senior internal and external stakeholders

• Understanding of system wide response to economic and financial crime, including understanding of the roles and remits of agencies (including the FCA)

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

• For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: 06/05/2026 (midnight)

• CV Review/Shortlist: 07/05/2026

• First Stage Interviews: from 13/05/2026

• 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.

• SC Clearance is required for this role - SC Guidance The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting