Legal Risk, Governance and Controls PMO VP - 12 Month FTC Job Description Purpose of the role To ensure that the financial services regulation activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and regulatory risks associated with these activities. Accountabilities
• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the business on regulatory affairs, including regulatory compliance, risk management, and transactional matters.
• Subject matter support in the Legal department's representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to regulatory matters, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Review of relevant legislation and regulation and creation and review of legal documents, where applicable, to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's operations.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on applicable legal and regulatory requirements related to the bank's operations.
• 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. The Legal Risk, Governance and Control team (LRGC) is recruiting an enthusiastic and experienced PMO to support key 2026 deliverables. This team sits within the Barclays Legal function and is supporting with a significant cross-functional project designed to govern how Barclays manages Laws, Rules, and Regulations. The role involves change management, outlining the objectives, delivering these on time at the required standard and reporting on progress to senior stakeholders including the LRGC General Counsel. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with different functions across the bank including Legal, Compliance and Risk and will be responsible for ensuring LRGC has the right people and plans in place to execute the portfolio of change across 2026. To be successful as a Legal Risk, Governance and Controls PMO VP, you should have:
• Experience of large and complex regulatory change
• Experience of board level and regulatory reporting
• PMO background with experience in Change role supporting Legal/Compliance/Risk
• Effective senior stakeholder management with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience preparing clear, insightful presentations to communicate findings or recommendations You may be assessed on 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 based in Glasgow.