BPL Financial Crime Risk Assessment Lead

Barclays Bank Plc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Bank Plc in Northampton is seeking a senior leader to head the Risk Assessment Unit (RAU) and Investigations, ensuring end-to-end risk assessment, EDD and client exits for the UK client portfolio. You will drive data-led oversight, collaborate with compliance and legal teams, and oversee complex investigations in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires extensive Financial Crime knowledge, payments risk expertise, and a proven track record in leading large teams with strong

Qualifications

• Extensive Financial Crime knowledge and experience.
• Payments knowledge and associated Financial Crime risks.
• Proven track record of leading large teams in a fast paced environment.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Interpretation of complex data and robust MI and senior management reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BPL Risk Assessment Unit (RAU) to identify, assess, manage and escalate Financial Crime risk.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of Risk Assessments, EDD, Investigations and client Exits.
• Provide data-led oversight and challenge on business and compliance matters.
• Collaborate with 1LOD, other Compliance teams and legal to manage risk.

Skills

Financial Crime

Payments risk

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Reporting to the BPL Head of RAU and Investigations, the role holder will be responsible for leading the BPL Risk Assessment Unit (RAU) to ensure effective identification, assessment, management and escalation of Financial Crime risk across the BPL client portfolio. The role has accountability for the end-to-end delivery and oversight of Risk Assessments, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Investigations and client Exits. To be successful in this role the candidate must have: Extensive Financial Crime knowledge and experience Payments knowledge and associated Financial Crime risks associated with a Payments environment Proven track record of leading large teams in a fast paced environment Stakeholder management and influencing skills Intepretation of complex data and the ability to produce robust MI and senior management reports This role is based in Northampton You may be assessed on 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. Barclays' payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients. In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield's global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth. Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays' clients for a minimum of ten years. For more information on our partnership with Brookfield (programme 'Gaia'), please visit . 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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.