Barclays Europe Country Compliance

Barclays; Paris; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Paris seeks a Country Compliance Western Europe AVP to provide data-led oversight and challenge on business and compliance matters, ensuring regulatory and ethical responsibilities. The role involves close interaction with European compliance colleagues and senior stakeholders in a high-exposure banking environment.

Fluency in English and French, plus experience in financial services compliance, are required.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and French (oral and written).
• Experience in Financial Services, ideally in compliance or legal functions of a French investment bank or regional arm of a financial institution.
• Strong analytical thinking, judgement, problem solving and persuasive communication.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess compliance risks through reviews of activities, changes, processes, testing and systems.
• Identify and investigate potential market abuse and financial crime.
• Conduct investigations of compliance risk events or breaches and oversee corrective actions.
• Implement compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and international standards.
• Collaborate with LOD, other compliance teams and legal, and risk management functions.
• Provide risk-based advice to support the control and governance agenda.
• Communicate complex information clearly to stakeholders.
• Influence decision makers to achieve compliance objectives.

Skills

Fluency in English and French

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Judgement/problem solving

Persuasion skills

Job description

As a Country Compliance Western Europe AVP, you will support and work with the head of Western Europe Country Compliance as part of a small and dynamic team. There will be close interaction with European compliance colleagues requiring excellent coordination and communication skills. This is a high‑exposure role within a challenging banking environment and we are looking for a candidate that will be tested daily on his/her ability to deliver quality, to tight deadlines while communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

To be successful as Country Compliance Western Europe AVP, you must have:

• The suitable candidate will possess fluency in English and French (oral and written) and display a high level of analytical thinking, together with a high standard of judgement, problem solving and persuasion skills.
• Exposure and experience working in Financial Services experience, ideally gained in the legal and / or compliance function of a French investment bank or a regional subsidiary of an international financial institution or at a major law firm, if combined with banking background and / or stages in relevant business or infrastructure areas of a financial institution.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Strong interpersonal skills, including communication capacities and good self‑confidence as well as a hands‑on approach and service‑oriented mentality, initiative and autonomy.

This role is located in Paris.

Minimum salary: €56,000

The minimum salary information above includes only annual full‑time equivalent base salary and typically represents the lowest level of pay for this role. The actual pay rate will reflect the responsibility level of the role and experience level of the individual. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are also eligible for a suite of competitive country‑specific benefits.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To provide data‑led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organisation is operating in a compliance with Barclays legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities.

Accountabilities

• Identification and assessment of compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing and systems to.
• Identification and investigation of potential market abuse, including but not limited to, Insider Dealing, Unlawful Disclosure, Market Manipulation or Anti‑Competitive Conduct.
• Conduct investigation of compliance risk events or breaches. Oversight and check and challenge of corrective actions and preventative measures to avoid future occurrences.
• Implementation of compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and ensuring that the bank’s internal policies are aligned with international standards, including jurisdictional requirements.
• Collaboration with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.

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.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.