Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes, can. Seen it happen in GS (from MO functions like Operations into Asset Management / Wealth Management Advisors). But the flexibility of such internal movements differ from bank to bank. Not sure how flexible Barclays is on this. And even in GS, for such a move to happen, it doesn't just happen because you want to. There must be headcount available to take you into the other dept, and you must network hard to get someone influential from that other dept to pull you in (and convince them you have some kind of transferrable skillset / actively building the required skillset outside of work so you are not useless to them), with the HR knowing your intentions, all while managing your current line managers/seniors and not letting the whole team know you are actively trying to leave AND manage your own current work in an area you do not have much interest in. Basically, a painful process to make the switch and stars must be aligned. So don't count on it to happen the way you want it to.

It's easier to move from strategy to a revenue generating role though, compared to compliance.