Join us as UKCB Senior Financial Crime Investigations on the UK Corporate Banking team. Where you will be leading on proactive investigations across the book of clients within UK Corporate Bank, including proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating emerging money laundering risks through the use of internal and external intelligence sources. The team is responsible for financial crime risk management through intelligence‑driven investigations / reviews of UK Corporate Bank clients. Investigations include reactive trigger based due diligence as well as proactive, emerging risk due diligence. The team sits in the first line of defence but acts independently of the coverage teams they support.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead on proactive investigations across the book of clients within UK Corporate Bank, including proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating emerging money laundering risks through the use of internal and external intelligence sources.
* Advanced degree level education and strong academic track record; provide data‑led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organisation is operating in compliance with Barclays legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities.
* Identification and assessment of compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing and systems.
* 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 and oversee 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.
* 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 elevate breaches of policies/procedures.
* If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department's future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes; lead specialists to influence operations while balancing short and long‑term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviours and influence across the enterprise, energise and inspire, align across the enterprise, develop others.
* As an individual contributor, act as subject‑matter expert; guide technical direction, lead collaborative multi‑year assignments, advise stakeholders, manage risks, and strengthen controls.
* Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment.
* Manage and mitigate risk through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organisational functions to contribute to achieving business goals.
* Collaborate with other work areas for business‑aligned support and stay abreast of business activity and strategies.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thinking, selecting complex alternatives and adopting research outcomes for problem solving.
* Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, using influence and negotiation skills to achieve outcomes.
* Strong written and oral communication skills, especially as they relate to matters of financial crime risk and how they apply to business and client matters.
* Skilful coordination across stakeholders both within and beyond the function.
* Demonstrable knowledge and experience in analysing complex transaction activity, products and services to assess inherent financial crime risk.
* Previous experience using open‑source research tools such as Factiva, Lexis Nexis, Orbis or World‑check.
* In‑depth knowledge of AML, CTF, ABC, sanctions risks.
* Ability to work using own initiative to determine an appropriate investigative approach to complex cases and make recommendations to senior stakeholders.
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
* Knowledge of UK financial crime regulatory environment.
Desirable Skills
* Interest in geopolitical events and experience in analysing risks in the context of financial flows.
* Corporate banking experience.
* Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity and simplify outputs and recommendations.
* Relevant advanced AML/CTF or ABC qualifications (e.g., ICA AML Diploma).
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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