FCS Workstream Lead

Barclays UK; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Financial Crime Screening Workstream Lead to oversee the development of screening processes. Responsibilities include supporting business areas, leading collaboration across teams, and developing procedures to enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of financial crime, risk management, and advanced data analysis skills. The role is located in Bournemouth or Glasgow, offering a high-impact position with visibility across compliance and risk teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of financial crime and risk management.
• Strong technical understanding of screening systems and controls.
• Advanced data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support business areas with processing, reviewing, reporting and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate operational processes.
• Identify areas for improvement and provide operational recommendations.

Skills

Financial crime knowledge

Risk management

Advanced data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Excel proficiency

Job description

We’re seeking a strategic and technically skilled Financial Crime Screening (FCS) Workstream Lead to drive the development and execution of financial crime screening processes at Barclays. You’ll lead the design and documentation of screening protocols, oversee testing scope and frequency, and manage formal reporting outputs. This is a high-impact role with visibility across compliance, risk, and operational teams.

To be successful as a FCS Workstream Lead, you should have:

Extensive knowledge of financial crime and risk management.

Strong technical understanding of screening systems and controls.

Advanced data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Proven stakeholder engagement and leadership.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

Experience with adverse media and negative news screening.

Advanced Excel proficiency.

Proactive, strategic mindset.

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 Glasgow or Bournemouth.

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution.

Accountabilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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.
• 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.