Market Risk Lead

Job description

Market Risk Lead
Contract Type
Permanent

Working Pattern
Full time

Working Hours
35

Salary
£60,409 for Birmingham/Cardiff and £66,450 for London

Location Options
Birmingham with part of the week working from home, Cardiff with part of the week working from home, London with part of the week working from home

Function Type
Regulation

We are looking for curious, expert analysts to join the Solicitors Regulation Authority as Market Risk Leads.

These three new roles sit within the Risk, Data Analysis and Insights directorate. They will support the development and delivery of our Market Risk Assessment framework/processes.

In this role, you will provide insight into market risk trends, exposures and mitigation strategies. You will help the SRA monitor risk over time and make informed decisions. Playing a key part in identifying, assessing and managing market risks to protect consumers and public interest. Contributing to a proactive and robust approach achieving our regulatory objectives.

You will carry out desk-based research, gather market data from external sources, and draw on information from internal departments, including policy, supervision, investigations, and data teams.

What's in it for you:

• Be part of work that has a direct impact on how market risks are understood and addressed. Protecting consumers and the public interest.
• Your insight will help the organisation focus on the issues that matter most, support better regulatory decisions and contribute to positive outcomes
• Work with complex information, evidence and data to identify patterns, risks and emerging themes daily
• Build effective relationships across internal and external teams. Work collaboratively with colleagues.
• The ability to call out assumptions and support evidence-based prioritisation
• Use your structured, inquisitive and continuous improvement mindset
• Additional 3% of annual basic salary for you to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle and personal situation
• Pension - We will contribute 1½ - 2 times your contribution, up to 12.25%. So, if you contribute 7%, you will enjoy the maximum combined contribution of 19.25%
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• £25 contribution to a monthly health and wellbeing portal. The portal provides access to more than 5,000 products, experiences and services. Some options available include gym membership, National Trust membership, music lessons, tennis lessons, massages, nutrition, life coaching, fertility support, financial support and much more
• Access to employee discount vouchers for savings on High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• Life Assurance cover of 4 times basic salary.

What we are looking for:

Relevant experience and expertise:

• Broad and deep experience in a relevant field, such as risk-based regulation or evidence-based policy, preferably across a range of sectors.
• Relevant training or qualifications, for example in economics, behavioural science or another social science-based discipline
• Applied understanding of regulatory environments, market dynamics and evidence-led intervention.

Analysis and insight:

• Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and present clear, actionable insights
• Proficiency in risk management frameworks and data interpretation tools.

Communication and collaboration

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Collaborative and proactive, with a commitment to continuous improvement and organisational learning.

Personal effectiveness and values

• Self-starter who creates clarity and momentum in evolving environments
• Resilient and able to work appropriately with sensitive data from a range of sources
• Personal commitment to the public interest.

Useful information:

• There is a role profile attached at the bottom of this advert which details the full skills and experience required.
• To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages. To find out more about what it is like to work at SRA, view our videos .
• We are recruiting for this role working on a hybrid basis from our Birmingham, Cardiff, and London offices. You will be based in the office nearest to your location, with the expectation of working one to two days a week in the office and the remainder of the week from home. This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week. Working hours are normally Monday to Friday and will be scheduled between our core business hours of 8.00 and 18.00
• If you have any questions that are not answered in the advert, or on our website, please contact us via [email protected]

Recruitment process

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of experience and expertise from:

• Legal profession
• Regulation or regulated sectors
• Policy
• Advanced analysis and research.

However, previous applicants to this role, will not be considered and need not apply.

To apply

Please use the apply button at the bottom of the advert on our careers page.

You will need to upload a CV alongside evidence of your knowledge, skills and experience and how they specifically relate to key requirements of the role. The responses you provide in the application form will be used to shortlist your application. Answers to each criterion must be no more than 300 words.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 6 September 2026 at 23:55.

In person assessment and interview are anticipated to take place in the week of 21 and/or 28 September 2026.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.

Attached Role Profile
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Vacancy closing date: 06/09/2026, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.