VP Transaction Monitoring Detection & Optimization

Driving resilient, data‑informed monitoring frameworks that strengthen Barclays’ control environment. Join our Financial Crime Detection team as VP Transaction Monitoring Detection & Optimization and play a pivotal role in shaping the end-to-end lifecycle of TM detection solutions across Barclays UK and Barclays International. This position partners closely with other Financial Crime Detection specialists, Technology, Operations, and business stakeholders to align detection capabilities with evolving priorities and emerging risks. You will provide experienced oversight of global TM models, engage with validation and data teams to address highly detailed model related considerations, and support the advancement of automated detection capabilities that enhance precision, efficiency, and overall control effectiveness. This is a high impact opportunity to influence critical monitoring frameworks and strengthen the bank’s intelligence focused approach to financial crime risk management.

To be successful in your role as VP Transaction Monitoring Detection & Optimization you should have:

• Transaction monitoring model and advanced controls capabilities

• Critical thinking and an analytical mindset

• Regulatory and audit communication capability

Other highly valued skills may include

• In-depth understanding of Financial Institution data (e.g. Customer/Account, Transactional, Payment), systems and flows

• Familiarity of Big Data / Data Lake technologies such as Apache Hadoop Spark, Hive, Impala

• Understanding of statistical concepts such as descriptive statistics, sampling, classification, and its application towards setting up and optimizing TM systems

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

This role is located in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $160,000.00

Maximum Salary: $210,000.00

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, implement, and maintain various statistical, mathematical and machine learning models to support decision-making by analysis and solving complex problems. 

Accountabilities

• Acquisition and collection of data from various sources, including internal databases, external datasets, and real-time feeds.
• Performing data cleaning and pre-processing tasks to ensure data quality and suitability for model development.
• Design and implementation of data management strategies for model maintenance and future development.
• Designing, development, and implementation of statistical and machine learning models for various applications, including credit risk assessment, fraud detection, customer segmentation, and marketing optimisation.
• Monitoring model performance in real-time and identify any potential issues or biases.
• Leading training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions to uplift ML capability across the organisation.
• Evaluating and piloting emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks to ensure the organisation remains at the forefront of AI innovation.

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.