Director-eTrading Business Oversight Compliance

Job Overview

Job Title: EMEA Head of Electronic Trading Business Oversight (BOC) ComplianceLocation: London, United KingdomReporting to: Senior Managing Director, Electronic Trading Business Oversight

Responsibilities

• Provide data‑led expert oversight, check, and challenge on business and compliance matters to ensure operations are compliant with Barclays legal, regulatory, and ethical responsibilities.
• Identify and assess compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing, and systems.
• Identify and investigate potential market abuse, including insider dealing, unlawful disclosure, market manipulation, and anti‑competitive conduct.
• Conduct investigations of compliance risk events or breaches and oversee corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Implement compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements, ensuring internal policies align with international and jurisdictional standards.
• Collaborate with 1LOD, other compliance teams, legal, and risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Identify, investigate, and oversee potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crime risks.
• Lead organisation‑wide projects and act as a deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross‑functionally.
• Train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists and provide information impacting long‑term profits, organisational risks, and strategic decisions.
• Act as the principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions or business divisions.
• Serve as a spokesperson for the function and business division, influencing decisions made within and outside the function.

Qualifications

• Significant understanding of UK and EU regulatory requirements applicable to electronic and algorithmic trading across EMEA, including MiFIDII / MiFIR, RTS6, RTS24, RTS28, MAR, FCA Handbook requirements (SYSC, Conduct of Business, market integrity).
• Awareness of UK post‑Brexit regulatory divergence and its impact on electronic trading governance and controls.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and overseeing compliance risks specific to electronic and algorithmic trading businesses, including governance frameworks, control design, testing, and ongoing monitoring.
• Strong understanding of market structure and financial products across asset classes within Global Markets (equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives).
• Ability to understand complex technical aspects of trading, including system architecture, algorithm design and deployment, trading workflows, and the implementation of effective preventive and detective controls.
• Proven track record of providing clear, credible, and pragmatic guidance to senior Business, Technology, and Compliance Management stakeholders.
• Leadership experience managing a regional team, setting strategic direction, developing talent, and engaging effectively with stakeholders and regulators.
• Advanced analytical and interpretative thinking skills to solve complex or sensitive problems and design solutions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders at a senior level internally and externally.
• Capacity to exercise management authority to make significant strategic decisions or recommendations within the area of responsibility.

Benefits & Expectations

• Provide expert advice on electronic and algorithmic trading matters to senior stakeholders across the EMEA region.
• Lead the EMEA Electronic Trading Compliance team and influence policy and procedures at a business‑wide level.
• Maintain a culture of compliance and continuous improvement within the team.

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