Job Description

View Vacancy - Deputy Director Financial Services and Investment, SE USA

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Subcategory Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:

Be part of the UK’s Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) mission to drive more trade and investment between SE America and the UK. With a mature, high spending consumer market and an open economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly regulatory environment, the UK is the leading destination for foreign investment in Europe, and the second highest investment destination in the world.The UK is also the world’s seventh largest exporter and the second largest services exporter.

We employ over 150 people across America and Canada, all united by our vision of a future where we champion open and fair global trading that drives growth, creates better jobs and higher wages, and improves living standards in the UK and around the world. We seek talented team members with the passion and drive to help us in our mission to build a global appetite for British goods and services; drive investment; negotiate trade deals and open up markets; improve international trading standards and fight unfair trading practices.

Based at the British Consulate in Miami, the Financial Services and Investment role will work closely with the Trade Director for Florida, Financial Services Sector Director, and the wider SE USA DBT team to deliver on our key strategic priorities. This includes developing and maintaining relationships with some of the world’s largest fintechs, banks, asset managers, insurers, and business services providers, and collaborating with colleagues across the region (and in the UK) to develop, refine, and execute a regional trade and investment strategy for financial services. The role will directly oversee the creation and implementation of an investment summit (January 2026) in Palm Beach to tap into the considerable opportunities there and help support the annual targets for foreign direct investment and exports, and the development of a UK-Florida FinTech Innovation Corridor.

As part of the enhanced Office for Investment project, this role also involves working with the Director for Investment, North America to upskill DBT colleagues on investment projects, including tools, identification, outreach and support, starting in the South-East region. Additionally, you will support DBT’s global Office for Investment (OfI) team in transitioning employees to new ways of working.

Roles and responsibilities:

Financial Services and Investment ~60%

• Shape, promote, and deliver investment wins into the UK as well as Financial Services wins for UK companies in the Southeastern US.
• Represent the region in cross-departmental and cross-UK government working groups.
• Creation and execution of the SE US regional strategy for financial services trade and investment under the Integrated Sector Plan.
• Keep pace with market trends in the financial services sector, as well as key industry verticals, focusing on fintech, banking, asset management, and insurance. Be able to understand and communicate UK government strategy in relevant sectors.
• Target investors aligned with UK government priorities, with the goal of increasing their operations, investment, and exposure to the UK. Successfully build and manage a pipeline of knowledge-driven investment opportunities and projects in key industry verticals.
• Work with Senior Trade & Investment Officers to build a comprehensive account management service to a diversified portfolio of key investors.
• Deliver high-impact programming, including roundtables, seminars and trade missions in support of the UK-Florida MOU and a FinTech Innovation Corridor.
• Prepare briefing materials and contribute to Ministerial and other VIP visit programmes.
• Utilise CRM to capture investor engagement and manage investment project progression.
• Serve as a senior member of the Miami Consulate, linking the national financial services strategy to the Consulate’s regional trade policy work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Project Management ~20%

• Plan and implement a Palm Beach ‘Investment Summit’ to attract high-level UK and Floridian companies to deliver tangible UK investment and showcase opportunities for investment and growth, with a strong focus on financial services.

OfI Expansion ~20%

• Collaborate with the Investment Director for North America, OfI leadership and DBT’s international network to shape the role and scope of the OfI’s operations overseas.
• Coordinating a workstream to develop the OfI’s lead generation offer and explore innovative opportunities to investment pipeline development.

Resources managed:

• Co-line management of one senior trade & investment officer.
• Manage events and travel budgets.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Experienced people leadership (both direct and indirect).
• Demonstrated professional experience/skills in a multinational business, sales, negotiation or project management role, ideally with a major corporation, fintech, or investment firm.
• Thorough knowledge of the financial services sector, major companies and trends in the US, and in the UK.
• An excellent network of contacts in the financial services sector in US or the ability to develop such a network, with the credibly to interact at a senior level.
• Excellent stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and networking skills.
• Excellent management and collaboration skills with the ability to deliver results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and complete work while traveling.
• An understanding of international relations and UK Government policy preferred.
• Must be able to attend events outside of office hours and undertake travel in the US and internationally up to 20% of your time.

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: excellent verbal and written English.

Required behaviours Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Leadership, Making Effective Decisions, Seeing the Big Picture

Grade Senior Executive Officer (SEO)

Type of Position Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week 40

Duration of Post 12 months

Region Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories

Country/Territory United States

Location (City) Miami

Type of Post British Consulate

Number of vacancies 1

Salary Currency USD

US $ 96,504 gross per annum

Type of Salary yearly

Start Date 28 July 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

US State Department requirements, the UK Government in the US has restrictions on the type of visas our non-diplomatic staff may hold. If you are not a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident, or the dependent of a diplomat (with an EAD card), you may not be eligible for employment with the UK government. We cannot accept student Visas (J1, F or M) nor other forms of work Visas (I, H, P). If you hold a work visa it is best to check on your eligibility to work for a foreign government before applying for a position.

You may refer to our website for additional information:

All selected candidates are subject to background checks and will require a security clearance prior to starting work.

We offer:

• Generous leave package plus public holidays
• Generous 401k matching
• Excellent healthcare options
• Paid sick leave
• Generous parental leave policy
• A great work-life balance including flexible start and finish times and a hybrid working model with staff splitting their time between working from home and the office
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance coverage
• High quality L&D services with global sessions and events every day to help you develop and meet organisational needs, including up to 5 days paid leave each year to pursue your professional development
• Inclusivity is one of our core values and we strive to treat everyone openly, fairly and equally. All new team members learn about how they can contribute to an inclusive environment and the importance of diversity and inclusion

The British Embassy and its US Network embraces hybrid working. We are an organization that also recognises the critical value of team work and we embrace and endorse collaboration by ensuring that all staff attend the office flexibly yet regularly.

The British Embassy and its US Network is committed to all employee’s ongoing learning and development needs. We offer a comprehensive platform for person]]> <

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Holiday work, Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Fixed term contract, Work from home, Home office, Overseas, Work visa, Flexible hours,

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