Job Description
Job Title: Rigour Manager, GFCO
Location: Noida
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager,and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
Hybrid Working
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We're flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time , will have a start and end date.
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
Introduction:
The Rigour Manager role is responsible for ensuring the Barclays Control Framework is applied across the TC01 to ensure an effective and robust control environment. The Rigour Manager has accountability for driving quality risk management and assurance in line with Group policies, standards and methodologies; facilitating improvements to the framework, control environment and culture through the deployment of enhancements and best practice. This area carries a high level of risk and scrutiny from the regulators and therefore has multiple audits from different areas therefore negotiation and influence skills are key.
What will you be doing?
• Support the identification of new and emerging risks and design of a suitable yet commercial control environment to provide protection.
• Support the identification and resolution of control issues and themes including managing the resolution of audit and other BU control issues
• Responsible for the implementation and management of the internal control framework that promotes a strong self-assessment culture and ownership by the line managers across the operations.
• Responsible for proving the effectiveness and robustness of the control environment and control culture through self-testing, conformance review testing from second line of defence , audits from third line of defence and external regulatory audits.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the Barclays Control Framework and other relevant Policies and be able to interpret these to ensure they are applied and embedded.
• Responsible for leading and co-ordinating 1st/2nd and 3rd line reviews
• Responsible for managing issue remediation through the life cycle
• Collaborate with the wider Operational Rigour team and business operations in proving the effectiveness and robustness of the control environment and control culture through self testing, conformance review testing from second line of defence , audits from third line of defence and external regulatory audits.
• Act as an escalation point and point of contact for the Business aligned control teams.
What we're looking for:
• The role holder will have excellent knowledge of Operational Risk & Controls and/or audit in a highly regulated business environment and a practical knowledge of internal controls, including the development and maintenance of appropriate framework and related MI/KRIs.
• The role holder will have experience of banking and financial services preferably in a Financial Crime role with Financial Crime regulations and policies.
• To have, or the ability to develop, a strong understanding of Financial Crime regulations and policies (AML, Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption).
• Will have strong Stakeholder management experience including strong ability to negotiate and influence cross function and both internally and externally to Barclays.
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Degree level qualification or equivalent, with Risk and Control certification (IRM) preferred
Where will you be working?
Noida
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done
Location: Noida
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager,and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
Hybrid Working
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We're flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time , will have a start and end date.
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
Introduction:
The Rigour Manager role is responsible for ensuring the Barclays Control Framework is applied across the TC01 to ensure an effective and robust control environment. The Rigour Manager has accountability for driving quality risk management and assurance in line with Group policies, standards and methodologies; facilitating improvements to the framework, control environment and culture through the deployment of enhancements and best practice. This area carries a high level of risk and scrutiny from the regulators and therefore has multiple audits from different areas therefore negotiation and influence skills are key.
What will you be doing?
• Support the identification of new and emerging risks and design of a suitable yet commercial control environment to provide protection.
• Support the identification and resolution of control issues and themes including managing the resolution of audit and other BU control issues
• Responsible for the implementation and management of the internal control framework that promotes a strong self-assessment culture and ownership by the line managers across the operations.
• Responsible for proving the effectiveness and robustness of the control environment and control culture through self-testing, conformance review testing from second line of defence , audits from third line of defence and external regulatory audits.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the Barclays Control Framework and other relevant Policies and be able to interpret these to ensure they are applied and embedded.
• Responsible for leading and co-ordinating 1st/2nd and 3rd line reviews
• Responsible for managing issue remediation through the life cycle
• Collaborate with the wider Operational Rigour team and business operations in proving the effectiveness and robustness of the control environment and control culture through self testing, conformance review testing from second line of defence , audits from third line of defence and external regulatory audits.
• Act as an escalation point and point of contact for the Business aligned control teams.
What we're looking for:
• The role holder will have excellent knowledge of Operational Risk & Controls and/or audit in a highly regulated business environment and a practical knowledge of internal controls, including the development and maintenance of appropriate framework and related MI/KRIs.
• The role holder will have experience of banking and financial services preferably in a Financial Crime role with Financial Crime regulations and policies.
• To have, or the ability to develop, a strong understanding of Financial Crime regulations and policies (AML, Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption).
• Will have strong Stakeholder management experience including strong ability to negotiate and influence cross function and both internally and externally to Barclays.
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Degree level qualification or equivalent, with Risk and Control certification (IRM) preferred
Where will you be working?
Noida
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Rigour Manager| GFCO position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in New Delhi offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
