Job Description

Purpose of the role

To conduct investigations into various aspects of the bank’s operations and/or conduct of individuals to identify and address potential instances of non-compliance, fraud, misconduct, or other unethical behaviour, that harms or is likely to harm the reputation or financial well-being of the firm or may lead to legal and/or regulatory censure. 

Accountabilities

• Identification and evaluation of potential risks associated with non-compliance or unethical conduct and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Leading the investigations into alleged violations of policies, regulations, or laws.
• Provision of training programs to enhance awareness of compliance issues and ethical conduct among colleagues.
• Documentation of investigation processes and provision of recommendations for corrective actions and improvements based on investigation findings.
• Utilisation of advanced technology and data analytics tools to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of investigations.
• Utilisation and assessment of relevant internal and external information and intelligence in furtherance of the investigation.
• Where applicable, fulfilment of any necessary external legal and/or regulatory reporting obligations.

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 Intelligence Specialist - VP within the Global FIU and SARs Oversight Team, where you will use your expertise as an experienced intelligence professional to help shape and deliver a proactive financial crime intelligence capability. Financial crime is a threat to the public, our industry, our economy, and to our national security. This is a unique opportunity to lead intelligence activities that support proactive risk management by providing unique insights that enable better-informed financial crime risk decisions across the bank. You will play a key role in building new intelligence capabilities, leveraging advanced analytical tools, and driving innovative approaches to intelligence. Working with senior stakeholders across the bank, you will provide actionable intelligence insights that strengthen the firm’s ability to identify, assess, and mitigate emerging threats. We are committed to building upon the strong blend of experience we have within the Global FIU and SARs Oversight Team by complementing it with additional intelligence professionals with equally valuable experience from outside the sector.  

To be successful as an Intelligence Specialist - VP you should have:

• Significant specialist intelligence experience within a national security setting

• Formal specialist training and expertise across all components of the Intelligence Cycle, including extensive experience at an international/Global level.

• Experience building or enhancing intelligence capabilities, frameworks, processes, and operating models

• Experience of risk management under challenging circumstances

• Experience of successfully leading specialist intelligence teams or projects  

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Ability to lead complex intelligence programs, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver strategic recommendations

• Analytical and critical-thinking skills with experience utilizing data analytics and technology to support intelligence outcomes

• Success managing teams, developing talent, and operating effectively in high-risk, fast-paced, and sensitive environments

• Experience of designing and delivering specialist intelligence training would be an advantage

• Experience conducting complex investigations involving national security, serious organized crime, financial crime, sanctions, anti-corruption, or other intelligence-led investigative disciplines

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in this 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.

 Salary minimum: $145,000

 Salary maximum: $200,000

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.