VP, Financial Crime Compliance - UK Corporate Bank

Barclays UK; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a VP for Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance in London. This role involves ensuring regulatory excellence, managing compliance risks, and collaborating across functions to enhance financial crime prevention. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial crime within a banking context and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Financial Crime experience in a UK or global financial institution.
• Relevant certifications such as ICA or ACAMS.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and advisory support on financial crime risks.
• Implement compliance policies aligned with regulatory standards.
• Identify and assess compliance risks through reviews and testing.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Strategic Decision Making

Risk Resolution

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ICA

ACAMS

Job description

Barclays is seeking a VP, Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance to support the UK Corporate Bank, ensuring regulatory excellence and strengthening financial crime prevention efforts. This role requires collaboration across Compliance functions and business stakeholders to drive consistency and proactive risk management. You will provide financial crime oversight and advisory support to the first line of defense, assess financial crime risks related to UK Corporate Bank products, including Barclaycard Payments, and represent financial crime in governance forums, escalating key risks proactively. Additionally, you will lead thematic workstreams to enhance financial crime prevention across Barclays International, evaluate financial crime risk assessments and controls, and contribute to strategic risk mitigation efforts.

To be successful, the ideal candidate must have:

• Proven stakeholder management skills, fostering strong relationships across business functions.
• Exceptional communication skills to convey complex regulatory and risk-related matters clearly.
• Ability to navigate difficult conversations and make strategic decisions under pressure.
• Experience in escalation and risk resolution, providing independent oversight.

Essential skills include:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of Financial Crime experience in a UK or global financial institution.
• Relevant certifications (ICA, ACAMS, etc.).
• Strong expertise in Corporate Banking, transaction banking, and financial crime compliance.

This role is based in London.

The role involves assessing risk and controls, managing change and transformation, and applying strategic thinking and technological skills.

Purpose of the role: To provide data-led oversight and challenge on business and compliance matters, ensuring the organization operates in compliance with legal, regulatory, and ethical responsibilities.

Accountabilities include:

• Identifying and assessing compliance risks through reviews of activities, processes, testing, and systems.
• Investigating potential market abuse and compliance risk events.
• Overseeing investigations and ensuring effective corrective actions.
• Implementing compliance policies aligned with regulatory standards and international requirements.
• Collaborating with 1LOD, legal, and risk management functions.
• Identifying and overseeing potential financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing.

Vice President Expectations:

• Contributing to strategy, driving requirements, and recommending changes.
• Managing resources, budgets, and policies, and leading continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, defining roles, planning for future needs, and guiding performance.
• Demonstrating leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop.
• For individual contributors, acting as a subject matter expert, guiding technical direction, and mentoring less experienced staff.
• Advising stakeholders and senior management on impact and alignment.
• Managing risks, strengthening controls, and demonstrating organizational understanding.
• Building relationships with stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Creating solutions through sophisticated analysis and research.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays' values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.