AVP - FCS People Leader

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services institution is seeking an Assistant Vice President to manage operations and ensure compliance with regulations. Responsibilities include overseeing risk management, collaborating with stakeholders, guiding teams, and improving operational processes. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and experience in financial crime processes. This role is based in Pune, India and offers an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team focused on excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing operations within a financial institution.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to influence others.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations and compliance within a business area.
• Identify trends in operation data to improve processes.
• Provide guidance and coaching to operational professionals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support business operations.

Skills

Operational Risk Control

Financial Crime processes

Risk Management

Leadership behaviors

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Key Critical Skills Assessment

• Support various Financial Crime processes, which might include though not limited to payments / sanctions screening, adverse media screening and other AML related processes.
• Ensure compliance with Barclays Group Sanctions Policy and with Barclays Regulatory responsibilities in respect of the fight against Financial Crime.

Desirable Skills Sets

• Responsible for development, delivery, and maintenance of an effective Operational Risk Control environment covering all aspects of Functional operational risk.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.

This role is based out of Pune.

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 workforce.

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.
• 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: lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. 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 practices (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.