Transaction Monitoring People Leader

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Glasgow seeks a Transaction Monitoring People Leader to manage a high-performing TM team. You will oversee end-to-end case management, ensure regulatory deadlines are met, and foster a motivated, compliant culture.

You will use your experience in financial crime, AML frameworks and regulatory requirements to coach staff, improve processes and strengthen controls across the function.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in financial crime operations.
• Strong knowledge of transaction monitoring and AML frameworks.
• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements for financial crime.
• Ability to coach and develop team members to improve quality.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and opportunities to improve processes through data analysis.
• Manage operations for the TM team and ensure compliance with SLAs and regulators.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align with Barclays objectives.
• Provide guidance, coaching and performance development for colleagues.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to measure effectiveness of the function.

Skills

Leadership

Transaction monitoring

AML frameworks

Regulatory environment

Coaching

Job description

Join us at Barclays! We are seeking a Transaction Monitoring (TM) People Leader up to manage a high-performing team responsible for investigating complex financial crime cases at Barclays. You will lead the end-to-end case management process, ensuring regulatory deadlines are met, supporting team development, and creating an engaged and motivated team culture.

To be successful as a Transaction Monitoring (TM) People Leader, you should have experience with:

• Previous leadership experience in a Financial Crime operations or investigative function.
• An excellent understanding of transaction monitoring, AML frameworks and investigative methodologies.
• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory environment relating to financial crime.
• Ability to coach, develop and inspire team members to deliver consistent quality outcomes, along with the ability to positively contribute to the control environment.

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 will be located at our Glasgow office.

Purpose of the role

To manage operations within a business area and maintain processes, risk management initiatives and compliance with relevant regulators.

Accountabilities

• Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new process and procedures through the monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrices.
• Management of operations for a business area and promote efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives to support the bank's operations.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders (including business leaders, project manager and SMEs) and external stakeholders (including vendors and service providers) to support business operations and promote alignment with the bank's objectives and SLAs.
• Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve colleagues' delivery quality.
• Management and development of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operation functions, utilising data and technology to support the identification of areas that require improvement.
• Compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience.
• Creation of a safe environment for colleagues to speak up, actively and regularly encourage and solicit feedback to ensure people agenda remains focused on the right areas.
• Management of attrition by working closely with HR in implementing retention initiatives for work force.

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.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• 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.