BSA Officer and Head of US Consumer Bank - Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance

Barclays•Wilmington, NC

11d•$200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance team plays an integral role in protecting Barclays US Consumer Bank (USCB) from the misuse of its products for illegal activity such as money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial-related crimes. It also ensures USCB complies with all applicable laws and group policies. This includes the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act (USPA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and all others relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Bribery Corruption (ABC) and Sanctions. 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.

Requirements

3+ years in BSA Officer / Deputy BSA Officer role within a large financial services company
5+ years’ experience working with Sanctions and BSA/AML regulations required
ACAMS qualification or equivalent required
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders and to achieve influence and support at a senior level
Ability to see projects through to completion
Ability to handle multiple projects at once

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience in financial services or credit card industry strongly preferred

Responsibilities

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.
Manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business.
Lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally.
Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.