Financial Crime Policy Specialist VP

Barclays Business Banking; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank seeks a Financial Crime Policy Specialist VP in London to develop and implement risk policies. The ideal candidate will manage regulatory compliance and collaborate across teams to uphold high standards in financial crime risk management. This executive role requires deep knowledge of regulations and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced financial crime professional with knowledge of UK, EU, and US regulations.
• Ability to provide practical guidance in risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk policies and standards across business lines.
• Manage annual refresh cycle for frameworks and policies.
• Conduct impact assessments for policy adherence.

Skills

Strong understanding of financial crime regulations

Drafting financial crime Policies and Standards

Defining practical control requirements

Education

Relevant degree in finance or law

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The Financial Crime Policy & Standards team within the broader Financial Crime Risk, Control and Transformation Oversight function is responsible for writing and updating the Bank's financial crime policies and standards. The individual will work closely with Business Oversight Compliance colleagues and colleagues across AML, Sanctions, ABC and ATEF to ensure that the Policies and Standards remain fit for purpose and address changing regulatory expectations. You will be an experienced financial crime professional with deep knowledge of financial crime regulations and industry requirements, preferably with experience operating across multiple regulatory regimes such as UK, EU, US. You will be able to provide and draft practical guidance to support businesses in implementing control requirements in a risk based manner.

To be successful as a Financial Crime Policy Specialist VP, you should have:

• Strong understanding of financial crime regulations and industry guidelines;
• Experience in drafting financial crime Policies and Standards;
• Experience in defining practical control requirements and risk based guidance to support business implementation.
  
  

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Interest in regulatory and industry development relating to Financial Crime, UK and globally;
• Experience in overseeing Businesses management of financial crime risk or in a business risk management role;
• Experience in financial crime related advocacy.
• Operated in a complex environment, large organisations operating across multiple jurisdictions.
  
  

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To develop, implement and maintain Risk policies and standards across various business lines and risk types, working collaboratively with Senior Management across the organisation to develop and execute risk management practices that support the achievement of the Bank's strategic objectives.

Accountabilities

• Development of policies, standards and guidance, soliciting feedback from stakeholders across the Bank to deliver an approach that meets regulatory requirements, maintains the integrity of the Framework design and is practical and achievable for the organisation to implement and operate.
• Management of the Annual Refresh cycle for Frameworks, Policies and Standards, ensuring analysis of emerging risks and regulatory changes are identified, and the needs for new or updated policies are updated within the set timeframe.
• Impact assessments to ensure policies and standards can be implemented in adherence with set timeframes. Investigation and addressing of policy violations or potential issues and ensuring the dispensation, waiver and breaches process in invoked where required.
• Implementation and the execution of the Barclays Control Framework that align to Risk Policies, including engagement with the Chief Controls Office and monitoring adherence across the organisation.
• Management of key stakeholders in response to transformation projects, ad-hoc requests, regular dialogue and training and education.
• Maintenance of Framework components to ensure a clear lineage from Laws, Rules and Regulations through policies, standards and controls. Complete periodic Control Assessments, reviewing the design and operating effectiveness.
• Maintenance of a centralised repository of all risk policies and standards.
• Implementation of control lineage processes, responsible for approving controls mapped to control requirements within polices and standards.
  
  

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 escalate 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.

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