Markets Legal Regulatory Specialist VP

Barclays Business Banking; New York (NY); On-site; USD 265,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in banking is seeking a Markets Legal Regulatory Specialist VP in New York. This pivotal role involves navigating complex regulatory frameworks, advising on compliance, and leading legal strategies that influence business initiatives. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong analytical skills, exceptional judgment, and relevant banking expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience with regulatory compliance and legal advisory in banking.
• Competence in legal research and development of compliance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Advise on compliance with financial regulations and risk management.
• Develop legal strategies to manage regulatory compliance.

Skills

Strong judgment in assessing regulatory impact

Willingness to engage in new areas of law

High degree of organization

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to influence teams

Education

Background in compliance or in-house legal at an investment bank

Familiarity with banking regulations

Job description

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As a Markets Legal Regulatory Specialist VP at Barclays, you will play a pivotal role in assessing the application of laws, rules and regulations to various Barclays’ Markets organizational units and the adequacy of Barclays controls against those requirements. You will also advise and guide the Markets business on complex regulatory matters across global jurisdictions. You will provide strategic legal counsel on the implementation and interpretation of key financial regulations and global derivatives reform initiatives. Acting as a bridge between Legal, Compliance, and front-office stakeholders, you will help ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate legal risks, and support the development of new products and business initiatives in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. The role demands strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams while maintaining the highest standards of legal integrity and operational excellence.

To be successful as a Markets Legal Regulatory Specialist VP, you should have experience with:

• A high degree of organization and the ability to handle large quantities of information
• Willingness and ability to engage in new areas of law
• Strong judgment in assessing regulatory impact on business initiatives and risk and the adequacy of Barclays’ controls
  
  

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Background in compliance or inhouse legal at an investment bank
• Familiarity with banking regulations
• Proven ability to communicate legal advice clearly to non-legal stakeholders, including front office, risk, compliance, and senior management
  
  

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 is located in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $265,000

Maximum Salary: $295,125

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To ensure that the activities of the business units in the Markets division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal risk associated with these activities.

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Legal advice and support to the business units in the Markets division on matters arising from the relevant products/services provided by the Markets division .
• Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to the Markets business units such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents for the business units in the Markets division to ensure the bank’s compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating template legal documentation for the Markets division.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations that may impact the activities of the bank's Markets business units .
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the activities of the Markets business units .
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.
  
  

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

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