Technical Specialist

Join us as a Technical Specialist within the Global Enhance Due Diligence (GEDD) team, where you will help shape the future of Banking at Barclays. In this role, you will be conducting thorough and accurate Financial Crime reporting, ensuring compliance with internal police and regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will be supporting with training initiatives and liaising with senior stakeholders.

To be successful as a Technical Specialist, you should have:

• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of Financial Crime.

• Strong Analytical skills to interpret complex data sets and translate insights into actionable intelligence.

• Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels, present findings and support decision-making.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Proficiency in Excel, enabling efficient data analysis and presentation in stakeholder communications.

• A collaborative attitude.

• Leadership and general management skills, with experience in guiding teams and contributing to strategic initiatives.

• A self-driven and solution orientated mindset.

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 located in Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

To complete EDD/Exits cases which includes day to day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support with day to day Enhance Due Diligence (EDD)/Exits initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Execution of EDD reviews on high-risk customers to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and policies.
• Execution of exit reviews on customers who are having their accounts closed to mitigate risk, aligned to compliance and internal policy.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate EDD and exit processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in EDD and exit processes.
• Development and implementation of Issue resolutions relating to any inefficient controls .
• Development of reports and presentations on EDD and exit performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve EDD and exit efficiency and effectiveness.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• 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
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will 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. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.