Barclays India | Assistant Vice President - Compliance Testing and RBS Oversight Compliance, Barclays Bank PLC, India

Responsibilities

• Purpose of the roleTo provide data-led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organisation is operating in a compliance with Barclays legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities.
• You will coordinate accurate and timely supervisory submissions, independently assess regulatory obligations and supporting controls, identify and escalate weaknesses, and drive sustainable remediation.
• You will also support broader Country Compliance priorities through targeted Verification Checks, deep dives and regulatory reviews.
• Work collaboratively across first-line, second-line and assurance functions while maintaining Compliance’s independent judgement and oversight.
• Maintain high standards of integrity, confidentiality, accountability and regulatory record keeping.
• Postgraduate degree or relevant professional qualification in law, compliance, finance, accounting, audit, risk management or business administration.
• Identification and investigation of potential market abuse, including but not limited to, Insider Dealing, Unlawful Disclosure, Market Manipulation or Anti-Competitive Conduct.
• Conduct investigation of compliance risk events or breaches.
• Oversight and check and challenge of corrective actions and preventative measures to avoid future occurrences.
• Implementation of compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and ensuring that the bank’s internal policies are aligned with international standards, including jurisdictional requirements.
• Collaboration with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of RBI regulations and the Indian banking regulatory framework.
• Experience with review planning, walkthroughs, sampling, evidence assessment, workpapers, issue writing and remediation validation.
• Ability to independently assess regulatory obligations, controls and supporting evidence and form defensible conclusions.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and challenge skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and data-quality capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong programme management, organisation and attention to detail.
• Experience supporting RBI inspections, supervisory engagements and regulatory information requests.
• Familiarity with data analytics, workflow or automation tools used for regulatory reporting and Compliance testing.
• Experience working with India, APAC and global Compliance teams in a matrixed environment.
• Experience identifying thematic or systemic risks and driving enterprise-wide remediation.

Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank with consumer, corporate and investment banking businesses. Its history goes back to 1690 in London.

Barclays' Indian centres support the group's global operations, finance and technology. Finance professionals typically work in financial control, regulatory reporting, product control, tax and risk.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: Banking in India plus large Barclays service centres (including Pune, Chennai and Noida)