USCB Compliance Financial Crimes - AVP

Join us as a USCB Compliance Financial Crimes Associate Vice President. In this role, you will support the design, execution, and enhancement of the Financial Crimes Compliance program, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and internal risk standards. You will partner closely with business, operations, and technology teams to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks across the organization. This position offers the opportunity to apply deep subject‑matter expertise while influencing strong governance, controls, and risk‑management practices.

• Experience in Financial Crimes Compliance, including BSA AML, sanctions, or fraud risk management.
• Knowledge of U.S. regulatory requirements and expectations, including BSA, AML, OFAC, and related guidance.
• Ability to perform risk assessments, develop controls, and support regulatory exams and audits.

• Experience partnering with cross‑functional stakeholders, including Legal, Operations, Technology, and Business teams.
• Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and recommend risk‑based solutions.
• Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to senior management and regulators.

Provide data‑led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organization is operating in 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.
• 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 challenge of corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Implementation of compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements, ensuring the bank’s internal policies are aligned with international and jurisdictional standards.
• Collaboration with 1
  
  LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.

• 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 professional knowledge to deliver work impacting the whole business function. Set objectives, coach employees, appraise performance and determine reward outcomes.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours that create an environment for colleagues to thrive:
  Listen, Energise, Align, Develop.
• For an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members through structured assignments, and identify opportunities for cross‑functional methodologies to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to work performed.
• Perform work closely related to other areas, requiring understanding of coordination and contribution to organisational objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas to keep up to speed with business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information clearly and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Wilmington, DE.