Barclays UK

About the Company

If you’re thinking about moving forward in your career, you should think about moving to Barclays.

Everything we do at Barclays starts and ends with helping people move forward in their lives. From helping them move forward in the digital age through Digital Eagles, to getting them started in their first home with one of our mortgages. From helping them realise their business dreams through to supporting young people as they make their first, sure move into the adult world through Life Skills. Whatever the future holds, we want to be there for our customers every step of the way.

In a constantly changing, more complex and closely connected world, we’re working together to help our customers tackle the challenges of today and prepare for the future. We embrace data, innovation and every possibility the digital world presents. We think creatively about new services, new products and new ways to deliver existing products and services. We believe in listening to and really understanding our customers so that we can give them the best possible help.

Our attitude, our shared characteristics, our focus and our determination should make us the first and lasting choice for our customers. If you’re looking for a career full of excitement, challenge, purpose and opportunity, we should be your first choice.

Find out how we could help you move forward with your career.

Please do not share your personal data with us publicly via LinkedIn, we won't ever ask you to. Our Social Media Terms & conditions are available on our website.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Barclays UK

Job Title

Sanctions Transformation Lead

Job Description

**Job Title:** Sanctions Transformation Lead **Role Summary:** Lead the Sanctions Change Team to design, build, and transition five critical sanctions‑compliance workstreams into full operational use. Provide end‑to‑end change management, ensuring new detection capabilities, workflow tools, and organizational structures meet regulatory requirements and drive operational efficiency. **Expactations:** - Deep, hands‑on expertise in international sanctions regulations within a financial institution. - Proven ability to manage large‑scale change programmes and technology implementations. - Strong stakeholder influence across IT, policy, operations, and business units. - Effective leadership of a specialised team and mentorship of junior staff. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define and implement a new Sanctions Evasion Detection capability (architecture, technology, policy, data). - Oversee transition of a bespoke in‑house case‑management system for sanctions alerts from build to production. - Manage change aspects of a potential redesign of securities‑related sanctions operations. - Coordinate change activities across all five workstreams, ensuring requirements are met and solutions are adopted. - Drive regulatory and compliance improvements for sanctions controls. - Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders. **Required Skills:** - Extensive knowledge of international sanctions regimes and practical application. - Change‑management expertise in financial services/compliance (large, complex programs). - Experience delivering technology/product implementations (case management, screening tools). - Strong analytical ability to assess models, define requirements, and evaluate operational impact. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills. - Strategic thinking with the capability to translate compliance needs into actionable plans. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred). - Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Sanctions Specialist) desirable but not mandatory. - Continuous professional development in sanctions compliance and change management preferred.

London, United kingdom

On site

Senior

06-01-2026