Records Management
Barclays · Posted Oct 9
Banking, credit card, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services
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About the role
Barclays is hiring a Records Management role to develop, implement, and maintain effective governance frameworks for all data and records across the bank's global operations. The role sits between business units and the Records Management function, translating business needs into actionable strategies covering retention, classification, storage, and disposal of records. It requires deep knowledge of regulatory record-keeping obligations, enterprise records platforms such as OpenText, Iron Mountain and SharePoint/Microsoft 365, and risk and controls practices, and is based in the Pune office.
What you will do
- Development and maintenance of a comprehensive data and records governance framework aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Monitoring data quality and records metrics and compliance with standards across the organization.
- Identification and addressing of data and records management risks and gaps.
- Development and implementation of a records management programme that ensures the proper identification, classification, storage, retention, retrieval and disposal of records.
- Development and implementation of a data governance strategy that aligns with the bank's overall data management strategy and business objectives.
- Provision of Group wide guidance and training on Data and Records Management standard requirements.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Data & Record Governance Framework : Strong command of records and information governance frameworks, including ISO 15489 and ARMA's Generally Accepted Record Keeping Principles (GARP), with experience designing and operating an Information Governance Reference Model.
- Regulatory Knowledge spanning UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act, FCA/PRA record-keeping Requirements(Including SYSC), MIFID II Retention Rules, AML and BASEL- related retention obligations and/or SOX.
- Proficiency in building and maintaining enterprise retention schedules.
- Working knowledge of Enterprise Records Management platforms such as OpenText, Iron Mountain and SharePoint/Microsoft 365 records management, at a leadership or hands-on level.
- Experience designing and executing eDiscovery and litigation hold process.
- Demonstrated capability leading paper-to-digital migration, cloud records repository implementation, and automated disposition or legal hold workflow design.
- Sound understanding of risk and controls methodology, including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) practices, audit remediation, and first/second-line-of-defense operating models.
- Familiarity with how records management intersects with data management and data privacy.
Preferred qualifications
- 12+ years of progressive experience in records management, information governance, or a related risk/compliance discipline, including a minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- A demonstrated track record of building and running an enterprise-wide records management function within a regulated financial institution - bank, insurer, or comparable organization.
- Experience leading large, geographically distributed or matrixed teams, including onshore/offshore delivery models typical of banking operations.
- Direct Experience managing regulatory examinations and audits related to records management with a credible history of remediation delivery.
- Accountability for budget ownership and vendor management, including physical storage contacts and ECM licensing arrangements.
- A strong background in change management, experience engaging and infulencing senior stakeholders, up to and including Executive Committee and Board Risk Committee Level.
- A Strategic Mindset, with experience owning and delivering a multi-year target operating roadmap for a governance or compliance function.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Barclays
Barclays is a British multinational universal bank that provides consumer, corporate, and investment banking, as well as wealth management services. Tracing its origins back to 1690 in London, the institution operates globally to serve millions of retail and institutional clients. The bank leverages cutting-edge technology and digital platforms to drive operational efficiency across its international network.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 93000+ employees
- Founded
- 1690
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Group Chief Executive
Group Finance Director
Group Chief Operating Officer
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