Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance Officer VP (Governance & Investigations)

Barclays•New York, NY

19h•$145,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

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. Join Barclays as an Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance Officer VP (Governance & Investigations). Play a critical role in protecting Barclays by strengthening our Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) governance framework across the Americas. As a Vice President, you will partner with senior business leaders to provide strategic guidance, manage complex regulatory and governance matters, and drive high-impact initiatives that support a strong culture of compliance. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned financial crimes professional who thrives in a fast-paced, highly visible environment and enjoys influencing senior stakeholders. If you’re passionate about governance, regulatory compliance, and delivering meaningful business impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Data-led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters.
Identification and assessment of compliance risks.
Identification and investigation of potential market abuse.
Conduct investigation of compliance risk events or breaches.
Implementation of compliance policies and procedures.
Collaboration with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions.
Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.
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.
Define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.
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.
Demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
Be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction.
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.
Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists.
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.
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.
Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Strengthen our Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) governance framework across the Americas.
Partner with senior business leaders to provide strategic guidance, manage complex regulatory and governance matters, and drive high-impact initiatives that support a strong culture of compliance.
Seasoned financial crimes professional.
Thrive in a fast-paced, highly visible environment.
Enjoy influencing senior stakeholders.
Passionate about governance, regulatory compliance, and delivering meaningful business impact.
Lead Anti-Bribery & Corruption governance activities, including risk assessments, audits, assurance, and testing across the Americas.
Provide expert guidance to business and functional stakeholders on complex ABC matters, regulatory requirements, and policy interpretation.
Develop, maintain, and enhance ABC policies, procedures, standards, and governance documentation aligned with legal and regulatory expectations.
Manage high-profile issue resolution, regulatory escalations, and sensitive governance matters while partnering with senior leadership.
Drive strategic transformation initiatives and oversee the delivery of complex cross-functional projects from planning through execution.
Prepare and analyze management information, reporting, and governance materials to support executive and regulatory decision-making.
Coordinate training, communication, and awareness initiatives that strengthen the firm’s Anti-Bribery & Corruption compliance program.
Build strong relationships across global teams, regulators, and senior stakeholders while promoting a culture of integrity, sound judgment, and effective risk management.
Risk and controls.
Change and transformation.
Business acumen.
Strategic thinking.
Digital and technology.
Job-specific technical skills.

Nice To Haves

Leadership responsibilities
Managing a team
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.
Individual contributor role where they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction.
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.
Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.

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. 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.
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.
Lead Anti-Bribery & Corruption governance activities, including risk assessments, audits, assurance, and testing across the Americas
Provide expert guidance to business and functional stakeholders on complex ABC matters, regulatory requirements, and policy interpretation
Develop, maintain, and enhance ABC policies, procedures, standards, and governance documentation aligned with legal and regulatory expectations
Manage high-profile issue resolution, regulatory escalations, and sensitive governance matters while partnering with senior leadership
Drive strategic transformation initiatives and oversee the delivery of complex cross-functional projects from planning through execution
Prepare and analyze management information, reporting, and governance materials to support executive and regulatory decision-making
Coordinate training, communication, and awareness initiatives that strengthen the firm’s Anti-Bribery & Corruption compliance program
Build strong relationships across global teams, regulators, and senior stakeholders while promoting a culture of integrity, sound judgment, and effective risk management