FinCrime Technology Risk & Controls Lead

Job Description

To provide independent review and challenge of the Operational Risk elements of particular risk categories across the bank. Ensuring they are carried out in accordance with Barclays Operational Risk Framework, Policies, and Standards

Accountabilities

• Risk identification and proactive risk management, identifying interconnected, horizon and emerging risks to assist the business in understanding, managing and mitigating the right risks in line with their business strategy and objectives.
• Analysis of operational risk data to identify trends, patterns, and emerging risks.
• Risk-based analysis of business processes, systems, and controls to assess the likelihood and impact of identified risks.
• Ongoing research and monitoring of internal and external sources to identify potential Operational Risks.
• Oversight, review and challenge of 1st Line activities including - Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSAs), Risk Events, Issues and attendance at key Risk and Control meetings (with associated reporting) ensuring they accurately reflect the business risk position,.
• Stakeholder management, engaging and working effectively with First and Second Line management.
• Risk based 2nd Line input into 1st Line Projects, Initiatives and Strategic decision making.

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.

Join us as a FinCrime Technology Risk and Controls Lead in a fast paced first line Technology Team, supporting Group FinCrime. You’ll be a central point of engagement for all risk, governance, audit, and regulatory delivery. You will partner Engineering Build the Bank and Run the Bank Teams, ensuring all risk and control compliance positions and deliverables are managed in line with Group policies and standards. Your scope will include (but not limited to) controls within the following policies: Technology, Cyber, Cyber Recovery and Information & Data, and you’ll be part of a team ensuring systems stay secure, resilient, meet regulatory expectations, and respond to the threat landscape.

We value different perspectives and encourage open, respectful communication. If you want to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
 

To be successful as FinCrime Technology Risk and Controls Lead, you should possess the below experience:

• Knowledge of governance frameworks, risk methodologies, and Group Policies and Standards, and using these to help identify, classify, and document risk as well as support Audit response.
• Effective stakeholder management and ability to clearly communicate controlled response to risk to technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of technology controls, and associated frameworks and methodologies used to develop and deploy technology components and code. 

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• A broad understanding of technology and cyber from a compliance perspective.
• Experience of working in Technology teams to achieve an improved compliance position with an ability to support colleagues in navigating risk frameworks.
• Background in financial services and coordinating audit, risk, and governance activities. 

You may be assessed on key skills that support success in this role, such as risk and governance methodologies, strategic thinking, and best practices for standard technology control processes, alongside role-specific technical skills.
 

This role will be based in Glasgow or Knutsford.