Financial Crime Transformation Lead

Barclays UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Financial Crime Transformation Lead to oversee complex change initiatives across the Investment Bank. The ideal candidate will excel in business analysis specific to financial crime, ensuring regulatory alignment and operational efficiency. The role requires extensive experience in developing actionable requirements and strong stakeholder management skills. Based in London, Glasgow, or Northampton, the position emphasizes collaboration with various teams to deliver comprehensive solutions for financial crime challenges.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business analysis and transformation within financial crime, preferably in investment banking.
• Deep expertise in the financial crime framework and a solid understanding of global regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional discovery and business analysis activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis & discovery for financial crime change initiatives.
• Scope and qualify changes, defining requirements for new and ongoing projects.
• Work with regulatory change leads to align initiatives with global standards.

Skills

Business analysis

Financial crime framework expertise

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Financial Crime Transformation Lead, a senior subject‑matter expert responsible for leading the business analysis and discovery for complex, multi‑year financial crime change initiatives across the Investment Bank. You will ensure that financial crime change requirements are accurately captured, assessed, and delivered with a particular focus on global regulatory alignment and operational impact throughout the end‑to‑end financial crime framework (onboarding, due diligence, screening, SARs, investigations, transaction monitoring, MI reporting & governance). You will drive prioritisation, qualification, and successful delivery across multiple projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead business analysis & discovery: act as the senior SME, ensuring robust, actionable requirements for all initiatives and capturing dependencies, risks, and assumptions early.
• Scope‑and‑qualify changes: define requirements for new and ongoing projects, rigorously assess firm‑wide impacts, and build measurable business cases that justify prioritisation.
• Global regulatory & operational alignment: work with the regulatory change lead and regional teams to align initiatives with global standards (AML, Sanctions, ABC, Fraud) and translate them into practical operational solutions.
• Cross‑functional collaboration: partner with business representatives, programme managers, product owners, compliance, and data & technology teams to design, validate, and implement change solutions; facilitate workshops and influence senior stakeholders.
• Risk & issue management: proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, ensuring dependencies are managed and programme integrity remains intact.
• Resource & financial management: contribute to resource planning, budget management, and efficient allocation across projects to deliver value and align with strategic objectives.
• Continuous improvement & change management: lead initiatives to deliver change cohesively, with minimal disruption to business‑as‑usual activities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business analysis and transformation within financial crime, preferably in investment banking or high‑risk financial product areas.
• Deep subject‑matter expertise in the financial crime framework (onboarding, due diligence, screening, SARs, investigations, transaction monitoring, etc.) and a solid understanding of global regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional discovery and business analysis activities, ensuring operational and regulatory requirements are fully captured and translated into actionable plans.
• Demonstrated experience building and qualifying business cases for complex change programmes, with a track record of influencing prioritisation and investment decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to operate and influence at all levels.
• Experience working in large, matrixed financial institutions and with regulatory change programmes.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies, and the ability to manage ambiguity and complexity.

Location

This role is located in London, Glasgow or Northampton.

Company Values

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. They are also expected to embody the Barclays mindset: Empower, Challenge and Drive.