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Join us as an Investments Sales & Suitability Manager within our Private Bank and Wealth Management team in London. The Investments Sales & Suitability Manager will play a key role in the design, implementation and ongoing governance of the UK & Crown Dependencies Sales & Suitability framework across PBWM. The role will drive PBWM’s advisory services to deliver an effective, commercially driven, sales process, underpinned by a consistent, evidenced suitability framework which provides good client outcomes in line with Consumer Duty, MiFID II, Barclays’ control standards and agreed risk appetite.
Job Responsibility
Lead the development, embedment and ongoing governance of the UK & Crown Dependencies Sales & Suitability framework
Support the business in maintaining robust product-to-client suitability alignment across asset allocation, portfolio construction, risk profiling, complex and illiquid product appropriateness
Support the ongoing management, enhancement and governance of the UK & Crown Dependencies Investment Services proposition
Oversee Sales & Suitability inputs into risk events, actions, audit, compliance assurance and other internal or external reviews
Embed a Consumer Duty lens across investment services, ensuring delivery of good client outcomes and appropriate consideration of vulnerable clients
Requirements
Significant experience in Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Management or relevant Financial Services sectors
Strong understanding of investment advisory processes, suitability frameworks, control environments and related governance expectations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and explain complex regulatory, product and control matters clearly
Strong analytical capability, including experience using management information, risk indicators and control outcomes to assess client outcomes and support remediation
Nice to have
Good investment product knowledge underpinned by an FCA Level 4 qualification
Experience working with Consumer Duty, MiFID II, COBS suitability and PROD/product governance requirements in a Wealth Management or Investment Services environment
Experience operating in a matrix environment, coordinating cross-functional delivery across Product, Distribution, Front Office, COO, Risk, Compliance and Legal teams
Experience supporting product or proposition change, business readiness and governance forums across investment services