Economic Crime Monitoring and Governance Analyst in Glasgow

Hackajob is collaborating with Barclays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Join us as an Economic Crime Monitoring and Governance Analyst within Barclays where you will help shape the future of banking by overseeing day‑to‑day economic crime risk and control environments, including control governance and effective risk management. The role coordinates compliance activities and relevant meetings relating to employee standards, ensures appropriate governance is maintained, monitors budgets, and engages with suppliers to support the effective delivery of economic crime controls and obligations.

Required Experience

• Risk and controls experience/exposure
• Experience managing tasks across wider teams
• Experience assessing productivity across a long‑term project

You may be assessed on the 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 can be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Purpose of the Role

To support the Risk Function in delivering its objective of safeguarding the bank's financial and operational stability by proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across various business units and activities.

Accountabilities

• Development of strategic direction for risk, including the implementation of up‑to‑date methodologies and processes.
• Management of the risk department, including oversight of risk colleagues and their performance, implementation of risk priorities and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Relationship management of risk stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third‑party services.
• Adherence to the Risk policy, standards and frameworks, and maintaining a robust control environment.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• For an individual contributor, develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to, delivering your work in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub‑function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services and processes.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the organisation sub‑function objectives.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex/sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network outside the team and external to the organisation.

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.