Financial Intelligence Unit External Engagement and Intelligence Lead

Financial Intelligence Unit External Engagement and Intelligence Lead
Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) External Engagement and Intelligence Lead, you will be responsible for managing the ongoing identification of emerging and key threats through the use of strategic and data driven intelligence, and will be a key point of contact for the Americas Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in engaging with law enforcement and industry peers to assist in disrupting financial crime to mitigate risk to Barclays, the US and the global financial system. 

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

•    Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including law enforcement, regulators, and industry peers as appropriate to identify and address relevant threats
•    Assessing the impact to the Bank and ensuring relevant outcomes from intelligence led activity are embedded in the business and with other internal partners
•    Establishing and maintaining metrics to identify financial crime trends and patterns, including SAR trend reporting 
•    Coordinating with data analytics, technology, and transaction monitoring teams to run queries to run queries against large data sets in order to identify financial crime trends 
•    Identifying, evaluating, and resolving gaps in relation to internal controls and processes as identified through the review and assessment of intelligence outputs
•    Contributing to and providing oversight and quality assurance of outputs produced by the team
•    Attending senior management and oversight meetings to provide updates on FIU outputs and emerging risks 
•    Working together with other investigation, intelligence, and risk teams within Barclays 

What we’re looking for:

•    Four-year college degree or international equivalent
•    Five years of AML Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act or other relevant experience
•    Three plus years of intelligence gathering and/or external engagement experience involving complex and priority financial crime related matters
•    Five years of Microsoft Office applications and Internet search tools 

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of multiple financial services products including card facilities, correspondent banding and international wire transfers 
•    CAMS certification, CFE, JD or other advanced degree or certification
•    Experience using link charts and network analysis tools to interpret large data sets
•    Law enforcement or government agency experience in intelligence development and gathering 

Where will you be working?

Our next-generation workplace in Whippany allows talented, passionate, down-to-earth colleagues to connect daily. With state-of-the-art work facilities and many added features like pool tables, cafés and a gym – it’s a place you can call home. Our office is minutes away from Morristown, known for its rich history and lively modern spirit. With bustling Manhattan easily accessible and a picturesque landscape here on the doorstep, Whippany really does offer the best of both worlds.

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