Electronic Trading Chief Controls Office

Join us as an Electronic Trading Chief Controls Officer at Barclays, where youll be pivotal in overseeing and enhancing the control framework for the bank's Markets Electronic Trading operations. Operating within a first-line risk and control team, you will interact with senior business leaders, technology and second-line functions to address complex challenges and ensure alignment with internal and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities include managing risks and incidents, coordination of the Control Forum working closely with the Global Head of Electronic Trading and leading remediation projects to improve the control environment. The Electronic Trading Chief Controls Officer will also be tasked with driving issue resolution, setting control framework requirements and partnering with Electronic Trading businesses to ensure that they are compliant with the control framework.

To be successful as an Electronic Trading Chief Controls Officer at Barclays, you should have:

Previous Markets trading experience through a related controls, front office or second line role.Stakeholder managementexperience, including engaging with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation including ManagingDirectors and Business Heads.The ability to managepriorities and communication, balancing competing priorities and collaborating effectively across teams.Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.Strongproblem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and drive solutions.Excellent written communication skills.

Other highly valued skills include:

Knowledge of electronic trading systems and controls, which is highly desirable.Knowledge of relevant Algorithmic Trading / Electronic Trading regulation in Europe or US (e.g. MiFID RTS 6, PRA SS5/18, Market Access Rule).

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, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is hybrid and based in London.

Purpose of the role

To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.

Accountabilities

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 banks 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.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the departments future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.