Onsite
Integrated Planning Data and Technology Lead
Division: Operations
Department: Portfolio Management Unit
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £49,600 to £62,000 and London from £54,500 to £68,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Corporate
Your external recruitment contact is Raimonda Stankute via Raimonda.Stankute@fca.org.uk
Your internal recruitment contact is Fizah Ibrahim via FizahFarouk.Ibrahim@fca.org.uk
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.
The Integrated Planning Team sits within the Portfolio Management Unit and plays an important role in helping the FCA make well-informed, joined-up decisions about its priorities, people and resources. The team brings together planning, data and insight from across the organisation to create a clearer picture of what can be delivered, what it will take and where the key trade-offs and opportunities lie. Working closely with colleagues across divisions and corporate functions, the Portfolio Management Unit helps shape a more connected, forward-looking approach to planning and portfolio oversight - giving this role the opportunity to help improve how the FCA plans, prioritises and delivers its work.
Role responsibilities
Shape the development of planning data and technology across strategic, annual and in-year planning, ensuring decision-makers have timely, high-quality insight
Design and implement planning data models and standards, integrating financial, people, delivery, risk, and dependency information into a clear, consistent view
Review and assess divisional plans, using data-driven analysis to assess affordability, capacity, deliverability, risk and key trade-offs
Develop dashboards and management information that translate complex data into clear, actionable insight for senior leaders and governance forums
Partner with colleagues across Planning, Finance, People, Risk and Technology to improve data quality, align requirements and enable joined-up decision-making
Build capability across the planning community through technical leadership, coaching and guidance, while continuously improving tools, processes and ways of working
Skills required
Minimum:
Essential:
Ability to provide technical leadership within a specialist area, using coaching, quality assurance and guidance to enable high-quality delivery without formal line management responsibility
Well-developed analytical judgement and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, question assumptions, identify trade-offs and turn complex information into clear, decision-ready insight
Deep understanding of how large, complex organisations operate, with the ability to connect strategic priorities to operational, financial, people, risk and delivery considerations
Effective stakeholder management and communication, with the credibility to provide constructive challenge and communicate complex technical issues clearly to audiences at all levels, including senior leaders
Ability to operate effectively within structured governance environments, applying sound professional judgement where information is incomplete, priorities compete and decisions have organisation-wide impact
Effective collaborative skills, with experience working across organisational boundaries—particularly with Finance, People, Risk and Technology - to improve ways of working and support joined-up decision-making
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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
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)
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 and 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 timelines
Timeline:
Job advert close: Midnight, 3rd June 2026
CV Review/Shortlist: 5th June 2026
Interview: w/c 15th June 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.
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