Risk Governance and Controls AVP

Barclays•Wilmington, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to provide support to the Chief Risk Officer(s) in the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of the bank's risk management framework across various business units and functions. This role involves supporting the oversight of regulatory requirements, risk governance, reporting, and data controls, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations from the FDIC, PRA, Federal Reserve, and OCC from a risk perspective. It also supports compliance with BCBS 239 and broader regulatory expectations related to reporting, regulatory readiness, governance activities, data lineage, critical data elements, and reporting requirements. The AVP will work closely with business and risk partners, providing review and challenge across credit and market risk, controls, RCSA, and regulatory initiatives, helping to identify gaps and drive appropriate remediation. This is an opportunity to combine regulatory, risk management, data, and technology expertise within a leading global financial institution.

Requirements

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and BCBS 239 and other regulatory requirements impacting Credit and Markets, data, reporting, governance, and controls
Experience supporting regulatory governance, regulatory readiness, remediation, or regulatory-driven initiatives
Experience with data governance reporting, data lineage, critical data elements, and end-to-end data flows
Ability to develop reporting requirements, produce analytical reports, and maintain effective reporting processes
Experience with risk oversight, control testing, RCSA processes, and effective review-and-challenge
Familiarity with regulatory expectations and interaction with regulators such as the FDIC, PRA FED, and OCC
Background in credit analytics, credit strategy, credit cards, or unsecured lending
Hands-on experience with SAS, Databricks, AWS, and Python
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc)to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Nice To Haves

Experience with risk oversight, control testing, RCSA processes, and effective review-and-challenge
Familiarity with regulatory expectations and interaction with regulators such as the FDIC, PRA FED, and OCC
Background in credit analytics, credit strategy, credit cards, or unsecured lending
Hands-on experience with SAS, Databricks, AWS, and Python

Responsibilities

Implementation support of risk management policies, standards, procedures, and controls across the bank.
Assessment and promotion of risk management awareness and risk controls and culture.
Review, challenge and monitoring of the effectiveness of existing risk management practices and identifying areas for improvement.
Identification of new and emerging risks, and assessing the likelihood and impact of identified risks, and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies.
Management and operation of associated committees, forum and meetings.
Maintenance of risk inventories and governance documentation.
Support the oversight of regulatory requirements, risk governance, reporting, and data controls.
Help ensure alignment with regulatory expectations from the FDIC, PRA, Federal Reserve, and OCC from a risk perspective.
Support compliance with BCBS 239 and broader regulatory expectations related to reporting, regulatory readiness, governance activities, data lineage, critical data elements, and reporting requirements.
Provide review and challenge across credit and market risk, controls, RCSA, and regulatory initiatives, helping to identify gaps and drive appropriate remediation.