Risk & Control Partner

Job Title: Risk & Control Partner
Location: Noida

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Hybrid Working 
Structured hybrid role:
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:
The Risk and Control Partner will play a key role in supporting the Wholesale Lending Operations Leadership team in managing their internal control framework and supporting their obligations in accordance with the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and the Barclays Control Framework. In addition, the role holder will work with the Leadership team to promote a strong self-assessment culture and risk ownership by the line managers and team members alike.
The role holder will be responsible for the design, implementation and monitoring of an effective control environment ensuring Key Risk Indicators and operational procedures for functional areas remain in line with policies & standards with robust governance and reporting.

Note: This is a US shift time role.

What will you be doing?
Control Environment 
• Deliver collaborative functional stakeholder support to include coaching, training and expertise on risk and control activity
• Ensure all operational risk events and near misses are captured in line with policies & standards
• Principle point of contact for all initiatives and changes that impact the control environment within allocated function(s) ensuring risks are identified at the onset of the change and appropriate mitigation measures are put in place.
• Drive improvements in control awareness and management capability 
• Support with the annual OneRA process for allocation function.

• Undertaken controls assurance for controls operated within Wholesale Lending in policies/ standards.
• Support with the identification of new and emerging risks through proactive process reviews.
• Ensure issues, dispensations/ waivers / breaches (DWB’s) and risk acceptances are raised, managed and closed in line with policies & standards.
• Act as liaison point within function to support CCO, BIA and external audit programmes.
• Manage all governance activity for risk event & issues/actions in the approved system of record. 
• Develop and track control performance metrics providing support to improve control.
• Ensure the controls library is maintained and updated.
• Drive the controls assurance strategy and control optimisation for supported function.
• Proactively identify controls weakness and develop strategies to improve control strength.
• Support with embedding of all relevant policy/ standard requirements to ensure compliance

What we’re looking for:
The Risk and Control Partner will be able to demonstrate/or have the capacity to develop:
• Initiative and judgement to be able to progress matters with the minimum of guidance to a successful conclusion.
• Strong risk aware mind-set with the ability to absorb knowledge quickly either orally or through written communication 
• Ability to contribute effectively when working with senior colleagues, across the breadth of business/strategic issues.
• Basic Education qualification: Graduate.
• Strong Negotiation, Influencing, relationship management, planning and organising skills.

Skills that will help you in the role:
The Risk and Control Partner will be able to demonstrate:
• Knowledge of the Barclays Control Framework polies /standards.
• Awareness of the products and services available within Wholesale Lending.
• Awareness of the processes undertaken in a Lending Operations function.
• Strong cross-functional agile working ability.

Where will you be working?
Noida
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset 
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyones contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.