Technology CCO Lead - Turkey and UAE | Dubai, UAE

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
• Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank's control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
• Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Technology CCO Lead | Barclays | Dubai

We are seeking a seasoned Technology Risk and Controls Lead to support the build-out of operations in Turkey and provide regional oversight across the Middle East, particularly the UAE. The role is responsible for ensuring the Bank's internal controls framework effectively mitigates operational, financial, and reputational risks. You will lead regulatory alignment efforts, support internal and external audits, and enable compliance across Technology, Cyber, and Data domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Map local Technology, Cyber, and Data regulations in Turkey to the Bank's internal policies and standards; identify and drive closure of the compliance gaps.
• Develop and execute mitigation plans and ensure continuous regulatory compliance in Turkey and UAE.
• Support internal and external audit readiness, advisory, and remediation efforts across IT, Cybersecurity, and Data domains.
• Drive and maintain controls governance activities, meetings, and reporting in alignment with the bank's Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) and Controls Standard.
• Act as a regional point of contact for regulatory engagements, audit functions, and Technology senior management.
• Address first-line control gaps and strengthen compliance oversight as the Bank expands in the Middle East region.
• Provide strategic advisory to branch management on due care and due diligence responsibilities.

Mandatory Skills:

• Working knowledge of Turkey's Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data regulations for the financial industry, with hands-on experience conducting regulatory gap assessments and compliance engagement.
• Experience managing/supporting IT, Cyber, and Data-related audits, including audit preparedness and remediation advisory.
• Proven ability in Technology and Cyber Risk & Controls Governance, including managing governance forums, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting business change programs in the financial industry with a focus on regulatory and internal controls compliance.
• Strong communication skills with a track record of engaging senior management on risk and controls posture.
• Exposure to Public Cloud risk management and experience conducting regulatory and internal gap assessments related to cloud adoption.

This role is based in Dubai.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.