Barclays Europe Conduct Assurance VP

Join the Barclays Europe Compliance Assurance team and play a key role in delivering independent, risk-based reviews across Conduct, Financial Crime, and Reputational risk.

Barclays Europe Compliance Assurance is part of the global BBPLC Compliance Assurance function and supports the firm’s Compliance strategy by assessing the effectiveness of controls, delivering insightful analysis, and providing pragmatic advice and challenge to the business. The function operates within a global second-line assurance community, supported by Central Compliance Assurance across four core areas:

• Conduct / Reputation

• Financial Crime

• Issue Management Framework

• Automated Assurance

As a VP, Barclays Europe Conduct Assurance, you will bring:

• A strong background in Financial Services Compliance, including conduct, financial crime, and reputational risk

• Experience in Assurance or Internal Audit, with a proven ability to deliver reviews and produce high-quality reports

• People leadership and strong project management skills to deliver complex reviews effectively

• Control and outcome testing experience, with the ability to:

  • Identify key risks and regulatory or legislative non-conformance

  • Assess control gaps and weaknesses

  • Identify root causes, themes, and emerging trends

Other highly valued skills include:

• The ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and build strong relationships with geographically dispersed teams and senior executives

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to provide clear challenge and insight

This role is based in Paris.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the 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 deemed as a Controlled Function role under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Purpose of the role

To provide assurance over the effectiveness of Compliance Risk Management across the bank. 

Accountabilities

• Delivery of risk-based assurance activity to validate the effectiveness of controls and processes designed to mitigate Compliance Risk.
• Identification of potential risks associated with non-compliance or control weaknesses in relation to Compliance Risk.
• Verbal and written communication of Compliance Assurance reports and issues to enhance the effectiveness of Compliance Risk management and oversight.
• Build, development and maintenance of effective relationships between Compliance Assurance and stakeholders across the three lines of defence.
• Proactive adoption of Data Analytics capabilities to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and coverage of Assurance work.
• Continued focus on the Barclays Mindset and Consistently Excellent to enhance the Assurance that we deliver, how it is delivered and the culture within the bank.

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.
• 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.