Correspondent Banking Investigations Team Leader
Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Correspondent Banking Investigations (CBI) Team Leader, you will be responsible for investigating automated alerts generated by the Mantas transaction monitoring system and manual cases from internal and external referrals including FinCEN 314(a), 314 (b) requests, and Grand Jury subpoenas. You will be reviewing SARs drafted by their team, and will be a member of the Barclays NY Suspicious Activity Report Review Committee (SAARC) responsible for voting on and approving SARs escalated to SAARC for review by CBI investigators.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

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.

What will you be doing?

• Managing the day-to-day operations of a team of investigators conducting investigations of automated alerts and referrals from internal and external sources
• Being responsible for tracking MI on case and investigator productivity and ensuring case queues are actively managed in line with procedures
• Reviewing and approving case summaries, investigation reports, and SAR filings when necessary, and ensuring such documents are clear and concise
• Complying with applicable regulatory and internal reporting requirements and filings SARS on behalf of CBI with FinCEN
• Providing oversight and quality assurance of any outputs produced by the team, providing training to the team and addressing the team’s professional development needs
• Attending senior management and oversight meetings to provide updates on CBI outputs and emerging risks, working with investigation, intelligence, advisory, and risk teams

What we’re looking for:

• Four year college degree or international equivalent
• Five years of AML Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act or other relevant experience
• Five years of Microsoft Office applications and Internet search tools
• Experience leading or managing others

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Demonstrated knowledge of multiple financial services products including correspondent banking and international wire transfers
• CAMS certification, CFE, JD or other advanced degree or certification
• Law enforcement or government agency experience in supervising investigations and leading teams of investigators

Where will you be working?

Our next-generation workplace in Whippany allows talented, passionate, down-to-earth colleagues to connect daily. With state-of-the-art work facilities and many added features like pool tables, cafés and a gym – it’s a place you can call home. Our office is minutes away from Morristown, known for its rich history and lively modern spirit. With bustling Manhattan easily accessible and a picturesque landscape here on the doorstep, Whippany really does offer the best of both worlds.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.