USCB Compliance Financial Crimes - AVP

Barclays

About The Position

Join us as a USCB Compliance Financial Crimes - AVP. In this role, you will support the design, execution, and enhancement of the Financial Crimes Compliance program, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and internal risk standards. You will partner closely with business, operations, and technology teams to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks across the organization. This position offers the opportunity to apply deep subject matter expertise while influencing strong governance, controls, and risk management practices.

Requirements

Experience in Financial Crimes Compliance, including BSA AML, sanctions, or fraud risk management
Knowledge of U.S. regulatory requirements and expectations, including BSA, AML, OFAC, and related guidance
Ability to perform risk assessments, develop controls, and support regulatory exams and audits

Nice To Haves

Experience partnering with cross functional stakeholders, including Legal, Operations, Technology, and Business teams
Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and recommend risk-based solutions
Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to senior management and regulators

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.
To 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
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.