Job Description

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

• Knowledge of business areas, products, processes and platforms to be able to assess risk
• 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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. 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. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.

Join us as an “BUK Controls Framework Execution Partner”, where you will play a critical role in ensuring adherence to the Controls Framework by strengthening the risk and control environment across the business via key governance activities including Risk & Control Self Attestation, Issue Management, Control Oversight.

This role supports end-to-end RCSA lifecycle, ensures effective Issues & Actions oversight, drives proactive control remediation, performs control by design, change impact assessments, and partners closely with the business to embed the right risk culture. The role requires strong analytical judgement, high-quality execution, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, timeliness, and risk stewardship are paramount.

To be successful as an “BUK Controls Framework Execution Partner”, you should have experience with:

Required Skills:

• Work closely with Control Partners, Process Owners, and Lead Practitioners to validate accuracy, completeness, and adherence to the Barclays Controls framework.

• Support operating effectiveness reviews, assess risk criticality, identify gaps, and propose remediation aligned to Barclays policies and standards.

• Liaise with Governance teams and stakeholders on monthly dashboards, oversight forums, and maintain centralized reporting.

• Support End User Developed Application governance, including new registrations, annual risk assessment, control testing, and periodic criticality reviews.

• Ability to design, build, test, and deploy scalable automation solutions across controls processes.

• Hands-on expertise in low-code platforms and data tools (e.g., Power Platform, SQL, Tableau dashboards) to operationalize automation use cases.

• Ability to leverage emerging technologies (GenAI / Copilot) to drive workflow augmentation and decision support.

• Build strong working relationships with Control Partners, business leads, Ops Rigor teams, and Risk SMEs.

Additional Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify themes, and present insights.

• Excellent communication skills — written, verbal, and senior stakeholder facing. High attention to detail, with strong documentation and evidence management discipline.

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Proven experience working in banking or other regulated industry environment.

• Minimum Graduation Degree is required as a basic qualification.

Location-Noida.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.