Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Design SME

About the role

Barclays is looking for a Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Design SME to join the second line of defence, providing deep Financial Crime subject matter expertise across the end-to-end CDD lifecycle. The role works across global businesses, systems, controls and processes to design effective, risk-based CDD controls and strengthen existing ones, turning regulatory expectations, policy requirements, risk principles and control objectives into practical, implementable solutions. It is based in either the London or Glasgow office.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and analyse business problems and client requirements, and develop business requirements that address them
• Collaborate with stakeholders, support business cases and feasibility studies, and track project progress against time and budget
• Create operational and process designs, support change management (including a traceability matrix) and advise stakeholders and senior management
• Manage and mitigate risk, strengthen controls and support the control and governance agenda
• Work with Compliance, business, technology, data and change teams on complex, high-impact issues

Required profile

• Advanced expertise in UK and international AML/Financial Crime regulations, industry guidance and emerging risk typologies
• Proven ability to design, optimise and govern CDD controls, with compliance-by-design principles embedded
• Deep practical expertise across the CDD lifecycle: customer risk assessment, identification and verification, CDD/KYC, enhanced due diligence and ongoing due diligence
• Ability to define, review and challenge business, risk and control requirements and target state solutions
• Strong understanding of CDD systems, data flows, workflows and technology architecture
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills