Assistant Vice President - Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring Control Owner

Barclays UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking an Assistant Vice President - Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring Control Owner to shape banking's future. This critical role involves managing robust transaction monitoring controls, driving strategic tech initiatives, and ensuring data integrity. Candidates should possess proven expertise in transaction monitoring and strong data analysis capabilities, alongside exceptional stakeholder management skills. This position demands creativity in problem-solving and the ability to communicate complex information effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Transaction Monitoring and Financial Crime Risk.
• Strong data analysis capabilities and experience resolving data integrity issues.
• Exceptional stakeholder management across senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement validation plans for new and existing models.
• Prepare model documentation explaining methodology, assumptions, limitations, and risks.
• Develop ongoing monitoring frameworks for model accuracy and effectiveness.
• Assess model accuracy, performance, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Perform back testing and stress testing to assess model robustness.

Skills

Transaction Monitoring

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Coding proficiency (Python, SQL)

Project management

Machine learning or AI tools

Financial crime qualifications (e.g., IFC, ACMAS)

Job description

Join us as a Assistant Vice President - Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring Control Owner, where you will shape the future of Banking at Barclays. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of financial crime risk, data integrity, and technology delivery. You’ll be responsible for ensuring robust TM controls across multiple business lines, driving strategic tech initiatives, and managing complex data challenges.

To be successful as a Financial Crime Risk Transaction Monitoring (TM) Control Owner, you should have:

• Proven expertise in Transaction Monitoring and Financial Crime Risk.
• Strong data analysis capabilities and experience resolving data integrity issues.
• Exceptional stakeholder management across senior levels.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Coding proficiency (e.g., Python, SQL).
• Project management experience in financial crime or risk domains.
• Familiarity with machine learning or AI tools in TM or fraud detection.
• Recognized financial crime qualifications (e.g., IFC, ACMAS).

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.

This role is based in London.

Purpose of the role

To verify the accuracy, reliability, and soundness of the bank's analytical models by independently validating and assuring the quality of models.

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of validation plans for new and existing models.
• Preparation of model documentation that clearly explains the model's methodology, assumptions, limitations, and risks.
• Development and implementation of ongoing monitoring frameworks to ensure continued model accuracy and effectiveness, ensuring appropriate controls and governance in place.
• Analysis and assessment of the model's accuracy, performance and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performing back testing and stress testing to assess model robustness under different conditions.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• 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-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 practices (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.