The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking a senior executives with cryptocurrency-related expertise as the regulator is preparing to launch a new crypto department to regulate the industry.
According to FCA’s job postings on LinkedIn, the authority is now hunting for a head of the digital assets department and a director of the payments and digital assets department. Both job postings target the crypto savvy.
Published on Monday on LinkedIn, FCA’s head of digital asset job posting targets a candidate who will be accountable for leading the authority’s approach to regulatory operations within the crypto industry across the United Kingdom. The new position is also expected to help the FCA have a “single narrative on crypto,” the posting notes.