Transaction Monitoring; TM Design SME

The Transaction Monitoring (TM) Design SME will operate within the second line of defence, providing deep Financial Crime subject matter expertise across the end-to-end TM ecosystem.

You will work across the end-to-end TM lifecycle, spanning global businesses, systems, controls, and processes, to design effective, risk-based TM controls and enhance existing controls where required. You will translate regulatory expectations, policy requirements, risk principles and control objectives into clear, practical and implementable design solutions, that strengthen control effectiveness, support sustainable delivery and drive measurable Financial Crime risk reduction.

This is a strong opportunity to join a team shaping the future design of Financial Crime controls across the bank. You will work on complex, high-impact issues, partner with experienced stakeholders across Compliance, business, technology, data and change teams, and help deliver practical improvements to the Bank’s Financial Crime control environment.

To be successful as a TM Design SME, you should have the following:

• Regulatory and Risk Expertise:
  Advanced expertise in UK and international AML/Financial Crime regulatory requirements, regulatory expectations, industry guidance and emerging risk typologies, with the ability to interpret complex requirements and translate them into practical, risk-based TM control designs.
• TM Control Design Expertise:
  Proven ability to design, optimise and govern TM controls, translating Financial Crime risks into effective system and control requirements, and experience embedding compliance‑by‑design principles. Demonstrable experience shaping TM design across complex programmes and control environments, managing interdependencies, identifying design risks, providing effective challenge, and supporting pragmatic, risk‑based solutions that embed compliance‑by‑design principles.
• End‑to‑End TM SME Expertise:
  Deep practical expertise across the end‑to‑end TM ecosystem, including TM Risk Assessment, Detection, Alert Management, Investigations, risk decisioning and control effectiveness, with a strong understanding of how TM interacts with Customer Due Diligence, Screening, Intelligence, Investigations and Exits.
• Requirements and Target State Design Expertise:
  Ability to define, review and challenge business, risk and control requirements, design artefacts and target state solutions, ensuring clear traceability from regulatory expectations and risk drivers through to control outcomes and delivery.
• TM System Knowledge:
  Strong understanding of TM systems, data flows, workflows and technology architecture, with knowledge of technology solutions that support TM controls and experience contributing to technology‑enabled control design.

Other highly valued skills include:

• Broader Financial Crime exposure to Sanctions, Anti‑Bribery and Corruption, Anti‑Tax Evasion and other Financial Crime risk areas.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

You may be assessed on the 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.

This role will be based out of our London/Glasgow office.

To 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.

To 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.

• Identification and assessment of compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing and systems to.
• 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…