Senior European Regulatory Operations

Step into the role of Senior European Regulatory Operations at Barclays within the European Regulatory Operations team, where you will be responsible for the Client Asset Segregation Sourcebook (CASS) oversight of Operational activity within Global Market Operations to ensure the firm meets its client and regulatory obligations to protect assets belonging to clients of the Investment Bank. The role will include the oversight and first level review and approval of the Global Market Operations (GMO) daily Client Money and Stock Shortfall calculations, as well as operating daily preventative and detective controls to eliminate CASS risk.

To be successful as a Senior European Regulatory Operations, you should have:

• Financial services experience with Operational experience.
• Extensive CASS regulation knowledge is critical.
• Detailed knowledge of 2-3 product family (Equity Settlements; Fixed Income Settlements; Futures & Options; OTC Derivatives; Commodities etc).
• High level understanding of 2-3 functional areas of Market Operations (Trade Management; Settlement & Delivery; Asset Servicing; reconciliations etc).
• Educated to degree level.

Other highly valued skills include:

• Ability to grasp business concepts quickly, proactive approach to solving issues focusing on regulatory impact / compliance.
• Delivery focused; with the ability achieve quality results with a challenging but positive style.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders (Senior Level).
• Able to maintain a reputation for integrity, evoking rapid trust from key stakeholders.
• Ability to translate operational processes into technical requirements to successfully deliver change.

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.

This role is based in Glasgow with a hybrid working model of working a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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.