BPL - Risk Assessment Unit Analyst

Join us as Risk Assessment Unit Analyst where you will work with key stakeholders to fully understand the nature of the Barclaycard Payments Financial Crime risk exposure and promote, embed, and support an open and participative culture that champions proactive risk management, governance, and control. Promoting the continuous improvement to the control environment and where appropriate instigate change to deliver this.

Support the ExFo and management to understand Financial Crime risk exposure and ensure that it is managed in accordance with the set risk appetite and complies with Group policies, legislation, and regulations.

To be successful in this role you will have skills and experience in:

• First hand experience in managing high-risk KYC and EDD cases
• Stakeholder management at Senior Executive Committee level with ability to create and maintain highly engaging relationships, challenging the status quo, and driving strategic, innovative, and competitive solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Outstanding ability to effectively prioritise changing business needs and drive results with a diverse and inclusive leadership style, which promotes advocacy.

Desirable skills include:

• Recognised Financial Crime/ Anti-Money Laundering qualification or equivalent - e.g., ACAMS, ICA, etc.
• Good working knowledge of Barclaycard Payments businesses, clients, operations, and the sectors in which we operate, including high risk industries.
• Good working knowledge of general IT applications.

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 is located in Northampton or London

Barclays’ payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients.

In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield’s global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth.

Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments (BPL) brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays’ clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield, please visit

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To conduct investigations into various aspects of the bank’s operations and/or conduct of individuals to identify and address potential instances of non-compliance, fraud, misconduct, or other unethical behaviour, that harms or is likely to harm the reputation or financial well-being of the firm or may lead to legal and/or regulatory censure.

• Identification and evaluation of potential risks associated with non-compliance or unethical conduct and implement risk…