Investment Banking - London, United Kingdom - Barclays

Barclays

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role Title:
Investment Banking & Markets Financial Crime Compliance

Location:
London, UK

Structured hybrid role:

Overall purpose of role

Barclays seeks a Director, Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance, based in the UK, who will Business Oversight Compliance for the Investment Bank across EMEA and global delivery of the financial crime strategic plan.

The role will support the Head of Financial Crime for the UK Corporate and Investment Bank and lead thematic workstreams across the function.

The individual will represent Financial Crime BOC across EMEA for IB.

Key Accountabilities

Reporting into the Head of Financial Crime UK Corporate & Investment Bank, the role holder will:
Provide strategic advice and direction on financial crime matters to business leaders across the IB (bankers, relationship managers and risk managers), including matters related to money laundering, bribery and corruption, and sanctions.
Enable an effective working relationship between Financial Crime and IB businesses on matters relevant to financial crime prevention, including escalating significant matters, providing additional information, analyzing/interpreting legal, regulatory and internal policy/procedure issues. This includes proactively escalating financial crime risks to the Head of Financial Crime UK Corporate & Investment Bank, and First Line of Defense stakeholders.
Provide strategic guidance to inform and challenge the business direction and strategy, being responsive to changes in both the internal and external environment (given the broad geographical footprint of the IB business, and more broadly Barclays International).
Represent the IB Financial Crime BOC Team at business governance and oversight forums, serving as steward for the Function in combating financial crime in society.
Provide independent oversight of the appropriate response (both tactical and strategic) to issues as they arise within IB businesses relating to financial crime or where required to support the broader financial crime agenda.
Lead thematic workstreams, in doing so, deliver a new 'way of working' across Barclays International.
Ensure that all advice, activities and duties executed by Financial Crime BOC are consistent and compliant with regulatory requirements, Barclays Enterprise Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Standards. This includes oversight of operational services provided by First Line of Defense colleagues.
Foster strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory and industry bodies to ensure consistency and the highest standards of practice.
Review and challenge financial crime control environment and risk assessments undertaken by the First Line of Defense (including those undertaken by shared services or outsourced service providers).
Provide independent oversight of the implementation of Group Policy or updates to local financial crime prevention policies and procedures.
Provide advice on threats and vulnerabilities including emerging horizon matters. Contribute to the effective implementation of agreed plans and objectives, deliverables and outcomes as set for Financial Crime.
Serve as a role model to Financial Crime BOC colleagues with the goal of developing and advancing talent.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

The role holder will support the Head of Financial Crime UK Corporate & Investment Bank in engaging with stakeholders, including Senior Business Management and the Head of Financial Crime for BI.

As a Senior member of Financial Crime BOC, the individual will lead colleagues through the delivery of strategic initiatives.

Externally the role holder will support the Head of Financial Crime UK Corporate & Investment Bank in engagements with Regulators, Industry Bodies and law enforcement agencies.

The nature of the role requires the role holder to have a demonstrated ability to work effectively across a broad range of stakeholder in terms of seniority and role profile.

Positively influencing stakeholders is an important aspect of the role.

Decision-making and Problem Solving
The role holder will have.

A good understanding of regulatory and financial crime risk and will be required to demonstrate strong decision making skills related to these risks.
Welldeveloped judgment and problem solving skills

Risk and Control Objective
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

4year bachelor's degree
10+ years' experience in Financial Crime in a UK or global financial institution.
Strong experience of delivering high quality anti money laundering risk management for a sophisticated client base.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications: