Vice President Fin Crime Screening

Join us as Vice President Fin Crime Screening , where you will play a pivotal role in leading a high-impact function at the forefront of risk management, compliance, and business integrity. As Vice President Fin Crime Screening, you will be responsible for developing and executing the strategy, framework, and operational model for adverse media screening across all business lines and geographies. Your leadership will ensure that the organization remains vigilant against risks arising from negative media coverage, thereby protecting the firm’s reputation, supporting regulatory compliance, and enabling sound commercial decisions.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Support various Financial Crime processes, which might include though not limited to payments / sanctions screening, adverse media screening and other AML related processes.

• Ensure compliance with Barclays Group Sanctions Policy and with Barclays Regulatory responsibilities in respect of the fight against Financial Crime.

• Identify, initiate, and execute enhancements and improvements across the business, driving culture of efficiency, whilst remaining effective against policy.

• Manage operations team but also will be working with Technology team for a better collaborative approach and faster turnaround of strategic and tactical solutions, operational readiness for strategic platform changes and develop partnership.

• Establishing and maintaining robust compliance level and ensuring the effective use of controls, always ensuring an effective understanding of team adherence to data security standards and immediate resolution of identified issues, possibly working with others (Fraud/Police/Legal/HR Partner) where security breaches are identified, and disciplinary actions are called for.

• Responsible for development, delivery, and maintenance of an effective Operational Risk Control environment to covering all aspects of Functional operational risk management framework standards as set by Banking Risk, through effective review of business risks, audit/compliance issues/RCSA report management.  This will include Business risk prevention and mitigation initiatives. 

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree in Law, Business, Risk Management, or related field preferred.

• Proven experience in compliance, risk management, AML, KYC, adverse media screening, or related roles within the financial services sector, including substantial experience at the leadership level.

• In-depth knowledge of adverse media screening, AML/CFT frameworks, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices. Strong grasp of technology and data analytics relevant to screening processes.

• Proven experience managing and mentoring large, multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, and influence at all levels of the organization.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to executive leadership, regulators, and diverse audiences.

• Track record of effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, executive stakeholders, and external partners.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex data, identify risks and trends, and drive effective risk mitigation strategies.

• Record of successful delivery of complex projects in fast-paced, regulated environments.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change in a dynamic and evolving regulatory and business landscape.

• Highest standards of ethical behavior, professional integrity, and discretion.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The location of the role is Chennai.

Purpose of the role

To manage operations within a business area and maintain processes, risk management initiatives and compliance with relevant regulators. 

Accountabilities

• Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new process and procedures through the monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrices.
• Management of operations for a business area and promote efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives to support the bank's operations.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders (including business leaders, project manager and SMEs) and external stakeholders (including vendors and service providers) to support business operations and promote alignment with the bank's objectives and SLAs.
• Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve colleagues' delivery quality.
• Management and development of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operation functions, utilising data and technology to support the identification of areas that require improvement.
• Compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience.
• Creation of a safe environment for colleagues to speak up, actively and regularly encourage and solicit feedback to ensure people agenda remains focused on the right areas.
• Management of attrition by working closely with HR in implementing retention initiatives for work force.

Vice President Expectations

• To 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.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.