Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide strategic advice and guidance on all aspects of regulatory engagement, while managing and coordinating the bank’s interactions with regulators, ensuring open and constructive regulatory relationships.

Accountabilities

• Central co-ordination point for all regulatory requests/ reviews/ examinations/ responses/ notifications and collaboration with relevant Accountable Executives to ensure timely and high quality delivery.
• Advising /briefing internal stakeholders for regulatory engagement, recording of all regulatory engagement and forwarding actions arising to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Provision of insightful and timely MI on regulatory engagement and priorities to internal stakeholders.
• Identification of emerging themes and issues and escalation to the appropriate stakeholders for resolution.
• Role model of Firm ambitions of Consistently Excellent are evidenced in all regulatory engagement.
• Information sharing across regions to ensure that the Firm is optimising global regulatory profile.
• Monitoring and evaluation of regulatory relationships, ensuring timely advice, escalation and execution where remedial action is required.

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.

The Regulatory Relations AVP will play an important role in supporting the Managing Director of Government and Regulatory Policy and Relations, Europe, and other senior members of the team and managing the organisation’s relationship with key regulatory bodies. The team is responsible for advising Executive Committee (ExCo) and ExCo-1 stakeholders and for coordinating regulatory engagements, preparing and managing regulatory submissions, and ensuring the organisation presents clear, consistent, and high-quality communications to regulators. Operating with a high degree of independence, the successful candidate will leverage their understanding of the regulatory landscape, expectations, and industry developments to support senior stakeholders, provide strategic regulatory insight, exercise sound judgement and discretion on sensitive matters, and help ensure the organisation maintains effective and productive regulatory relationships.

To be successful as a Regulatory Relations AVP, you must have the following essential skills:

• Demonstrable experience in Regulatory Relations, Compliance, Legal, or a related regulatory environment, with a sound understanding of regulatory expectations and engagement practices and the background of regulatory requests
• Experience in a consulting, advisory, or stakeholder-facing role, with the ability to communicate clearly and work diligently aligned with the needs of the respective audience, including senior levels of an organisation
• Knowledge of key European regulatory bodies, such as the ECB, ACPR, and AMF, with experience supporting regulatory interactions, submissions, or examinations being highly desirable
• Proven ability to operate as a self-starter, managing competing priorities independently and delivering high-quality outcomes within a set framework and with minimal supervision
• Be a team player, understand what it means to deliver excellence as a team, and work across different geographical regiones, particularly with our London and Washington offices

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 within our Paris office.

Minimum: €56,000

The minimum salary information above includes only annual full-time equivalent base salary and typically represents the lowest level of pay for this role. The actual pay rate will reflect the responsibility level of the role and experience level of the individual. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are also eligible for a suite of competitive country-specific benefits.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.