Functions Technology Risk and Control

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Date live: 11/10/2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90273690

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Technology Risk and Control Vice President
Glasgow

As a Barclays Technology Risk and Control Vice President within Functions Technology, you will sit within Group Technology in an area that provides support through technology solutions for the firm’s Functions including Compliance, Human Resources, Head Office (includes Internal Audit, Corporate Secretariat, Corporate Relations), Group Service Company, Legal, Procurement, and CRES Technologies.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

What you’ll be doing?

• Acting as a Functions Technology Risk and Control Subject Matter Expert, working with stakeholders across the three lines of defence to ensure that activities and duties are co-ordinated
• Driving adherence of Barclays Policies and Standards across a wide range of technical and business teams, systems and services
• Streamlining processes across sub-functional teams to mature consistent and sustainable practice, identifying ways to create capacity through simplification, automation or centralisation
• Acting as Point of Contact and maintaining regular and ongoing interaction with Barclays Internal Audit, External Auditors and Assurance colleagues on audit/assurance plans
• Providing robust, effective and insightful reporting, analysis and communication
• Deputising for Functions Technology Risk and Control management

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant industry experience with strong background in risk management, Governance and/or related oversight, intelligence, investigations, technology and/or operations
• Experience of the global regulatory landscape with exposure to Legal/Compliance matters
• In depth experience in opartional Risk and Controls and Issue/Risk Management and/or Assurance/Audit in a highly regulated business environment
• Experience of Technical, Cyber, and Data Quality and Integrity controls components

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Ideally candidate will already be working in a Vice President level role

Where will you be working?

We’ve been in Scotland for 250 years, and Scotland’s significance to Barclays has never been as important as it is today. You can find the Aurora Building in Bothwell Street, a short walk from both Central and Queen Street Stations, and not far from Sauchiehall Street and Argyll Street, two of the city’s main shopping hubs. We’re committed to giving everyone the opportunity to thrive at Barclays, investing in our people, communities, and facilities – highlighted by our new state-of-the-art campus opening soon in the city centre.

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