Consumer Products and Propositions Lawyer (AVP)
Job Description
Overview
Consumer Products and Propositions Lawyer (Assistant Vice President) – Non Lending Consumer Products & Propositions team, Barclays UK Legal.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance of consumer banking activities with applicable laws and regulations.
- Develop and implement best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
- Provide proactive legal advice and support to the consumer banking division on regulatory compliance, change management, consumer protection, and risk management.
- Represent the bank in legal proceedings related to consumer banking – litigation, arbitration, regulatory enquiries, and investigations.
- Create and periodically review legal documents in line with contractual arrangements policy.
- Conduct legal research and analysis to stay updated on changes in laws and regulations impacting consumer banking operations.
- Develop and deliver training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements.
- Identify, communicate, and provide legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keep up to date with changes to LRRs and ensure they are reflected in policies, standards and controls.
- Lead and mentor a team to deliver complex tasks that impact the business function.
Expectations
- Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
- Collaborate closely with functions and business divisions, setting objectives and coaching employees.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
- Identify new directions for assignments, develop policies and procedures to reinforce control and governance, and strengthen risk management.
- Engage in complex analysis of data, communicate complex information, and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Uphold Barclays values and mindset.
Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with financial services regulatory experience.
- In house experience in banking or related sector is welcome but not essential.
- Strong legal and regulatory judgement in consumer banking.
- Experience in product development, innovation and ongoing proposition management.
- Ability to spot, assess, and clearly explain legal and regulatory risks, including emerging issues.
- Effective communication skills, translating complexity into clear and actionable advice.
- Proactive, curious, solutions driven, collaborative, and personable.
Locations
This role can be based in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester or Northampton.
