Lead, Financial Crime

Barclays; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British bank is seeking a Financial Crime Lead to oversee critical separation activities. You will act as the main contact for financial crime matters, ensuring compliance and operational readiness for a new business unit. The ideal candidate must have strong leadership and communication skills, along with experience in financial crime risk management. This role is based in London, offering a hybrid working model with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Pension plan

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at various shops and restaurants

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills in a financial crime context.
• Proven experience in risk management within a regulated environment.
• Effective communication skills to manage cross-functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary point of contact for financial crime oversight.
• Support design and implementation of operational readiness for new business unit.
• Identify and document control gaps and operational differences.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial crime risk management

Business transformation

Job description

Financial Crime Lead

Location: London, UK

Duration: 6 months

Overview

Seeking an experienced professional to serve as the Financial Crime Lead (First Line of Defence). Reporting directly to the Barclaycard Payments’ Financial Crime Director, you will provide dedicated expertise and leadership on critical separation activities required to establish Acceptance as an independent business unit.

Key responsibilities

• Acting as the primary Financial Crime point of contact for the separation, overseeing the division of processes, personnel, systems, and data.
• Supporting the design and implementation of a standalone First Line of Defence Financial Crime function, ensuring operational readiness and compliance for the new business unit.
• Serving as a strategic bridge between existing and future operating models, facilitating a smooth transition and knowledge transfer.
• Identifying, assessing, and documenting control gaps, operational differences, and proposed new approaches, including the development of risk materiality assessments for both the new BPL and existing Barclays teams.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, with proven experience in financial crime risk management and business transformation within a regulated environment.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank, diversified by business, by customer type, and by geography. Its businesses include consumer banking and payments operations worldwide, as well as a top-tier global corporate and investment bank, all supported by its service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.

Our Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by five values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values underpin how Barclays builds trust with clients, delivers results, and measures success – not just by what is achieved, but by how it is achieved.

Diversity

Barclays is committed to building an inclusive culture where colleagues of all backgrounds feel confident bringing their whole selves to work. Diversity of thought, talent, and experience drives the bank’s ability to deliver excellence.

Hybrid Working

This role is based in London, UK

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24 / 7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.