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Join the Legal team to protect Barclays, its employees, and its brands while ensuring global competitiveness and compliance with legal standards. Your responsibilities will include risk mitigation, managing strategic transactions, and overseeing business contracts. This role ensures serves as a focal point for first, second and third line of defence stakeholders for oversight of financial crime risk management across Banking, Markets and the International Corporate Bank.
Job Responsibility:
Strategic leadership, oversight, and continuous enhancement of the Investment Bank’s financial crime program
Act as a delegate for the Head of Investment Banking Financial Crime Advisory, representing the function in senior forums and leading strategic initiatives
Advising senior management, business heads, and control partners on Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Ensure the bank meets regulatory expectations and internal standards while enabling sustainable business growth
Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance
Legal advice and support to the business on financial crime laws, regulations, and rules
Support other legal teams in representation of the bank in legal proceedings that raise financial crime issues
Advising on financial crime compliance policies and procedures
Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations
To support Compliance, contributing to and delivering training to employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to financial crime
Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs)
Requirements:
Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in Financial Crime
Experience in AML, Counter-Terrorist Financing, Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption regulations
Experience advising on high-risk clients, transactions, and new product approvals
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), reputational risk assessments, and escalation protocols
Nice to have:
Proven strategic Leadership skills
Defining and executing financial crime strategy across Banking and Markets
Ability to drive global consistency
Lead high-performing teams, influence decision-making and provide constructive challenges
What we offer:
Hybrid working
Structured approach to hybrid working with fixed 'anchor' days
Supportive and inclusive culture and environment
Commitment to flexible working arrangements
Global mobility and career development opportunities