BPL – Risk Assessment Unit Analyst

Overview

In this role you will lead investigations into non-compliance, fraud or unethical conduct within Barclays’ operations, identifying risks and implementing mitigations. You will work with cross-functional teams to strengthen the control environment and ensure regulatory alignment. You’ll use data analytics to enhance investigation efficiency and may contribute to external reporting where required. This position supports the bank’s Payments and Financial Crime risk strategy and aims to sustain trust and integrity across the organization. You will engage senior stakeholders to drive proactive risk management and governance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into alleged policy, regulation, or law violations
• Identify and mitigate risks related to non-compliance or unethical conduct
• Provide training to raise awareness of compliance and ethics
• Document processes and recommend corrective actions
• Leverage data analytics to improve investigation effectiveness
• Assess internal and external information for investigations
• Fulfill external regulatory reporting obligations when applicable
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and other functions to manage risk
• Escalate policy breaches and embed new policies for risk mitigation
• Advise on decision making within area of expertise and ensure end-to-end risk control
• Act as a liaison to stakeholders outside the immediate function and build networks

Key requirements

• First hand experience in managing high-risk KYC and EDD cases
• Senior-level stakeholder management and relationship building
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Ability to prioritise changing business needs and lead diverse teams

• stakeholder management
• communication
• influence
• advanced data analytics tools
• general IT applications
• risk and controls knowledge

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