Fraud Strategy Analyst

Role Overview

Join us as a Fraud Strategy analyst at Barclays where you will help shape the future of banking by supporting the fraud and scams function through writing, optimising, and utilising coding proficiencies. The role will involve impact assessments, insights production and data analysis to support the wider team function with sophisticated use of coding language proficiencies.

Purpose of the Role

To support the Risk Function in delivering its objective of safeguarding the bank's financial and operational stability by proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across various business units and activities.

Accountabilities

• Development of strategic direction for risk, including the implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes.
• Management of the risk department, including oversight of risk colleagues and their performance, implementation of risk priorities and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Relationship management of risk stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders and maintenance of the quality of external third party services.
• Adherence to the Risk policy, standards and frameworks, and maintaining a robust control environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Require in-depth technical knowledge and experience in assigned area of expertise.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities: demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard (LEAD - Listen, Energise, Align, Develop).
• As an individual contributor: develop technical expertise in work area and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Have an impact on the work of related teams within the area and partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of the team's operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies or procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies or procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
• Deliver work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organization's products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub function.
• Make evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and being guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Key Qualifications

• Considerable data analytics experience, with strong SQL skills and working knowledge of SAS.
• Previous experience working within a fraud function.
• Previous experience with insights production, data visualisation, and writing reports.
• Previous financial services experience.
• Assessment on critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job specific technical skills.

Location

This role can be based in London or Northampton.