Barclays
Economic Crime Project Manager - 6-month Secondment/FTC
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Economic Crime Project Manager – 6-Month Secondment/Fixed Term Contract
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Purpose of the Role
To support the Risk Function in delivering its objectives regarding safeguarding the bank’s financial and operational stability, through proactively:
- Identifying
- Assessing
- Mitigating
- Monitoring risks across various business units and activities.
Accountabilities
The Vice President level role is responsible for:
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Strategic Direction & Governance
- Development of strategic direction for risk, including implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes.
- Management of the risk department, including:
- Oversight of risk colleagues and performance
- Implementation of risk priorities and objectives
- Ensuring department efficiency and effectiveness
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Stakeholder & Policy Adherence
- Relationship management with:
- Relevant internal/external stakeholders
- External third-party service providers, maintaining high service quality
- Adherence to risk policy, standards, and frameworks while maintaining a robust control environment.
- Relationship management with:
Expectations
For Teams & Leaders
Unlock critical elements of role fulfillment, whether in leadership or individual contributor capacity:
- Strategic & Operational Leadership
- Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage policies and deliver continuous improvements.
- Escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
If Managing a Team
- Define job roles and responsibilities; align the department’s future needs with strategic priorities.
- Counsel and evaluate team performance for pay decisions/changes.
- Lead specialists to influence tactical and strategic operational alignment, balancing short/long-term objectives while meeting budget and schedule requirements.
Leadership Philosophies (LEAD dichotomy)
For those with leadership responsibilities:
- Listen and be authentic
- Energise and inspire
- Align across the enterprise
- Develop others
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For Subject Matter Experts
- Serve as technical discipline specialists guiding assignments.
- Lead multi-year collaborative projects; recruit additional specialities when required.
- Train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists.
- Inform long-term profit, risk, and strategy-related decisions.
Key Outcomes
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Risk & Control Targets
- Manage and mitigate risks through assessment and monitoring.
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Performance Accountability
- Demonstrate leadership & accountability for risk and control strengthening.
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Business Insight & Collaboration
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of organisational processes/fuels business goal alignment.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to remain aligned with business strategy.
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Innovative Problem-Solving
- Utilise sophisticated analytical thought to generate innovative solutions from complex scenarios.
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Relationship & Influence Management
- Build/foster partnerships internally/externally to deliver business goals via influencing and negotiation.
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Values & Mindset Alignment
- Consistently embody Barclays Values ([Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship])
- Align with Barclays Mindset (Empower, Challenge, Drive).
The Role: Economic Crime Project Manager
Project Overview
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Type: 6-month secondment/fixed term contract (within Tesco Bank).
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Objective: Shape the future of banking by guiding customer due diligence (KYC) reviews and managing remediation.
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Core Purpose: Execute a portfolio of regulatory/compliance-driven tasks, maintaining robustness in:
- Regulatory obligations
- Stakeholder coordination
- Risk mitigation.
Responsibilities
- Project Management Support
- Track progress, follow up with stakeholders.
- Ensure completeness on key actions.
- Protect control environments via documentation review and compromise monitoring.
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- Day-to-Day Key Activities
- Review/substantiate documents for accuracy and compliance.
- Guide change management initiatives.
- Mitigate risks proactively, integrating assignment scalability.
- Provide stakeholder updates, aligning with KYC and remediation objectives.
Essential Requirements
To succeed in this Economic Crime Project Manager role, candidates must possess:
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Leadership & Risk Expertise
- Significant experience in project/backup management, with accountability for multi-workstream coordination and deadline-driven delivery.
- Proven track record in leading/managing remediation initiatives within KYC, AML, CDD, or regulatory compliance domains.
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Stakeholder & Prioritisation Skills
- Articulate permeability overall stakeholders, at all business levels.
- Excellent organisational acumen; juggle conflicting priorities effectively while proposing precision within deadlines.
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Regulatory Insight & Expertise
- Substantial AML/KYC leadership and subject-matter expertise with:
- In-depth regulatory compliance understanding.
- Experienced working within risk & controls frameworks.
- Substantial AML/KYC leadership and subject-matter expertise with:
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Segments for Success Assessment:
- Risk/ Controls Proficiency
- Change & Transformation
- Business Acumen & Strategic Thinking
- Digitisation & Technology Application
Workplace Culture
Barclays' Workplace Experience lies within:
- Culture & Values (strength)
- Sustainability commitments
- Recognition Programs
- Most crucial: The People who apply:
- Self-Discipline
- Curiosity
- Trustworthiness
- Operating principles:
- Collaborative mindset
- Embraced challenges with unrelenting drive
- Rankings: UK’s #1 Top Workplace.
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