Business Oversight Compliance - Macro

Barclays; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Macro Business Oversight Compliance Officer for a Vice President role. This position involves compliance oversight and advisory support within the Macro business, which includes Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income trading. The successful candidate will deliver real-time compliance advice, manage queries, and participate in product reviews. The role supports a hybrid working model with expectations for onsite and remote days. Essential qualifications include regulatory compliance knowledge and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Paid holiday entitlement

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Access to lifestyle and retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload under pressure.
• Strong analytical and communication skills essential for compliance advice.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and conduct risk in trading.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical compliance advice on regulatory and conduct matters.
• Support trading queries and transaction reviews.
• Assist with compliance investigations and audits.

Skills

Business judgment

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Leadership and mentoring

Job description

Job Title: Macro Business Oversight Compliance Officer

Location: London (5 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf)

Contract Type: 6 Months

Business Area: Markets Compliance

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, geography, and client type, operating across consumer banking and payments, and a top-tier global corporate and investment bank. All of this is underpinned by our service company, which provides essential technology, operations, and functional services.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, opposing discrimination of any kind. Our aim is to ensure a supportive and inclusive culture where every colleague feels respected and empowered.

Overall Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a Compliance Officer at the Vice President level to provide day‑to‑day compliance oversight and advisory support to the Macro business within Barclays' Investment Bank.

At Barclays, the Macro business includes a wide range of products and activities spanning:

• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• Fixed Income (FI)
• Rates
• Emerging Markets (EM)

This encompasses trading in government bonds, SSA bonds, interest rate derivatives (including structured and inflation‑linked products), cross‑currency derivatives, FX forwards and options, and spot FX, across both G10 and EM currencies. Barclays also operates as a primary dealer in various sovereign markets.

The role involves close collaboration with colleagues across Compliance, Front Office, and Infrastructure teams to help drive a strong compliance culture and effective control environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver real‑time, practical compliance advice on complex regulatory and conduct matters.
• Support the Macro business on trading queries, transaction reviews, potential conflicts, non‑market price trades, and other reputational risks.
• Participate in the review of new products and processes, regulatory change initiatives, and control framework assessments.
• Assist with compliance‑led investigations, voice surveillance, and internal/external audits.
• Lead development and delivery of bespoke compliance training, aligned with business needs and regulatory changes.
• Represent Compliance in governance forums, providing challenge and guidance to business partners.
• Coordinate with global compliance colleagues to ensure consistency of advice and application of policy.
• Conduct compliance verification checks and track remedial actions to support continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Proven ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload under pressure.
• Strong business judgment, analytical and communication skills.
• Sound understanding of regulatory compliance and conduct risk within a trading environment.
• Able to work independently and as part of a global team.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior compliance professionals.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in an advisory compliance role within a global investment bank.
• Strong knowledge of Macro products (FX, Rates, Emerging Markets), including structured and exotic derivatives.
• Familiarity with UK and EU financial regulatory environments, particularly as they apply to markets and trading activity.

Hybrid Working

Barclays supports flexible working. This role follows our hybrid model with an expectation of 2-3 days onsite in Canary Wharf, and remaining days remote, depending on business needs.

Contractor Benefits

• Paid holiday entitlement
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to lifestyle and retail discounts