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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Country Compliance Western Europe AVP

Salary

€56,000 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Country Compliance Western Europe AVP to join our team in Paris. The successful candidate will provide data-led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to ensure that the organisation is operating in compliance with Barclays' legal, regulatory, and ethical responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and assess compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing, and systems.
  • Investigate potential market abuse, including insider dealing, unlawful disclosure, market manipulation, or 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.
  • Collaborate with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams, and legal, and relevant risk management functions.
  • Identify, investigate, and oversee potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crime.

Assistant Vice President Expectations:

  • Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
  • Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills.
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviours, including listening and being authentic, energising and inspiring, aligning across the enterprise, and developing others.
  • Consult on complex issues and provide advice to People Leaders.
  • Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies and procedures.
  • Take ownership of managing risk and strengthening controls.

Requirements:

  • Fluency in English and French (oral and written).
  • High level of analytical thinking, judgement, problem-solving, and persuasion skills.
  • Experience working in Financial Services, ideally in the legal and/or compliance function of a French investment bank or a regional subsidiary of an international financial institution.

Salary:

  • Minimum salary: €56,000 per year

Benefits:

  • Competitive country-specific benefits
  • Eligible for an incentive award

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Service-oriented mentality
  • Initiative
  • Autonomy
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