Head of Controls – Icb and Tb

Head of Controls – Icb and Tb

Requirements

• Candidates should have a risk and / or control background (or similar relevant role in 2nd or 3rd line of defence e.g. Compliance, Audit, Op Risk)
• Robust knowledge of the banks governance frameworks / ERMF (or external equivalent if not internal hires)
• Internal Policies and Standards
• Demonstrate knowledge of how a bank operates front to back
• Proven depth of expertise in risk aspects of strategy
• Demonstrable experience in leadership required
• Prior line management experience essential
• Experienced people leader, demonstrating prior experience and capability interfacing with and influencing senior management (MDs)
• Excellent communication skills to senior audience
• Strategic thinking, ability to look ahead and identify risks in line with bank / department strategy
• Critical thinker / problem solver, ability to analyse and investigate, proactively identify issues, generate solutions and implement (or drive others to do so)
• Ability to build and manage a broad, diverse, senior network across all geographies
• Technical skills, role requires them to understand complex control requirements, products, bank operations and infrastructure, the client, governance frameworks, bank policies and standards
• Demonstrate ability to work across multiple deliverables and types/facets of work simultaneously (not to write verbatim, but a jack of all trades)

Responsibilities

• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings
• Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations
• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders
• Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice
• Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework
• To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
• Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide
• Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business
• Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
• Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function
• Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately
• Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence
• Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives
• Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives
• Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations
• Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area
• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally
• Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions
• Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division
• Responsible for management and oversight of CCO risk and control activities across the region, covering International Corporate Banking (ICB – Coverage), Transaction Banking and Wholesale Lending

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with regulators or regulatory matters preferred, but not essential
• Knowledge of Corporate Banking products and Corporate Banking operations preferred, but not essential
• Relative degree or qualification preferred, but not essential