Advisory: Screening Oversight; Wire Transfer Regulation Manager

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Job Description

Purpose of the role
To provide data-led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organisation is operating in a compliance with Barclays legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities.

Accountabilities
* Identification and assessment of compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing and systems to.
* Identification and investigation of potential market abuse, including but not limited to, Insider Dealing, Unlawful Disclosure, Market Manipulation or Anti-Competitive Conduct.
* Conduct investigation of compliance risk events or breaches. Oversight and check and challenge of corrective actions and preventative measures to avoid future occurrences.
* Implementation of compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and ensuring that the bank's internal policies are aligned with international standards, including jurisdictional requirements.
* Collaboration with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
* Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.

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 an Advisory: Screening Oversight; Wire Transfer Regulation Manager where you will be recognised as a subject matter expert in wire transfer regulations, with strong experience applying those requirements from a sanctions and payment screening oversight perspective. You will provide specialist second-line advice, oversight and constructive challenge across wire transfer screening controls, payment transparency obligations, sanctions screening frameworks and related financial crime risks. Working closely with Financial Crime, Operations, Technology, Product, Compliance and Business teams to ensure screening controls are effective, regulatory expectations are understood, and control enhancements are delivered in a risk-based and sustainable way.

Key accountabilities include:
* Act as the expert lead for wire transfer regulations, payment transparency requirements and their application to sanctions and financial crime screening controls.
* Provide independent oversight, advice and challenge on wire transfer screening design, rule effectiveness, data quality, alert handling, and end-to-end control effectiveness.
* Interpret regulatory expectations and support their practical implementation across SWIFT, ISO 20022 and other relevant payment channels.
* Assess the impact of regulatory change, product developments and payment transformation activity on screening obligations and control design.
* Ability to lead complex investigations into potential WTR screening incidents from a 1st line perspective and prepare internal and external communications on this when required
* Leading Deep dives/read across exercises from a 1st LOD advisory perspective
* Identify, escalate, and manage emerging screening risks and issues in line with Barclays Issue Management Standards.

To be successful in this role you will have:
* Deep technical knowledge of wire transfer regulations, funds transfer requirements, payment transparency obligations, and sanctions screening expectations.
* Practical experience in payment screening oversight, including screening engine configuration, matching logic, list management, payment data quality, false positive management, and effectiveness testing.
* Good understanding of SWIFT MT, ISO 20022, correspondent banking risks, high-risk jurisdictions, and the financial crime risks associated with payment processing.
* Experience providing second-line advisory, oversight or challenge in a financial crime, sanctions, compliance, or risk function.
* Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical issues into clear, pragmatic advice for senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
* Good judgement, attention to detail and ability to challenge constructively.
* Credible engagement with senior stakeholders, governance forums, and control owners.
* Risk-based mindset with the ability to prioritise material issues and recommend sustainable control improvements.
* Experience supporting audits, regulatory reviews, issue management, or remediation activity would be beneficial.

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 London