Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide operating and administrative support to senior leaders, simultaneously shaping and executing long-term strategic change, whilst helping to navigate complex challenges in the performance of their roles

Accountabilities

• Implementation of Target Operating Model, business development, and financial and non-financial resource allocation, providing strategic insight and thought leadership.
• Strategic support to and oversight of demand pipeline and the book of work, including assistance in the development and execution of strategic initiatives, projects, research, and analysis to support decision-making.
• Support to and guidance for operational efficiency and colleague/customer/client experience within the organisation, including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of best practices to enhance productivity, effectiveness and experience.
• Management of of people plan, talent development and succession planning including the identification of high-potential employees, provision of mentorship and guidance, and support to leadership development and diversity initiatives.
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders, management of communication channels and ensuring effective coordination across different departments and teams.
• Participation in compliance activities such as SMR and other regulatory registrations/certifications, as well as support for crisis management and risk mitigation, including the development of contingency plans, coordination of responses to emergencies, and business continuity.
• Management of all organisational/team requirements relating to technology, real estate, people and communications in conjunction with relevant partners across the firm.
• Enablement of oversight of risk management and compliance with internal and external requirements, including internal Governance on critical control activities in partnership with the CCO team, such as Records Inventory and RCSAs.
• Cost control and workforce management of the Business/Function, including involvement in financial analysis and planning, forecasting, and monitoring of financial performance against targets.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an “ AVP – GTC BM ” at Barclays, where Global Treasury Coverage (GTC) is a client‑centric coverage model that brings together treasury, financing and risk solutions to deliver seamless, end‑to‑end support to corporate treasurers globally. It drives integrated coverage, sharper capital allocation and improved client experience across products, regions and platforms. GTC products covers Corporate Banking, DCM, RSG, CFX, Securitised Products.                                         

To be a successful “ AVP – GTC BM ” candidate is expected to work in a high intensity, results oriented team environment as part of the GTC Business Management team in Gurugram, which is virtual extension of Global GTC Business Management team. The candidate is responsible for producing strategy presentations, performance reviews, presentations to monitor performance, owing competitor benchmarking to identify gaps/solutions, owning/optimizing internal databases to facilitate internal KPI reviews and performing ad-hoc customized analysis, for GTC products, focusing on DCM, RSG. The candidate is expected to interact closely with counterparts in other regions and products to understand their requirements and deliver innovative and accurate result in minimum duration.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills where Business Management has a critical role to play in the success of the business. The function works alongside the business leadership, functions, and product partners to deliver the operating infrastructure for Transaction Banking.

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Preparation and coordination of materials to support senior leadership meetings and communications.
• Develop dashboards and various MIS reports analyzing volume, Revenue, Risk, Productivity, Client Interactions and Sectors etc.
• Production of business MI, strategy presentations and trend analysis.
• Support origination of strategy with a focus on management, regulatory impact and business strategy.
• Supporting coverage teams with various tools (CRM Salesforce, Tableau, Business Objects).
• Produce periodic headcount reports and ad-hoc productivity analysis.
• Establish and maintain database with historic competitive analysis for Revenue, Client Wallet, league table, Costs, Headcount, Productivity and Returns.
• Produce ad-hoc analysis to support strategic decision-making and periodic decks for management meetings.
• Provide Competitor Analysis landscapes for Senior Management meetings.
• Analyse Business Performance matrix for business/desk reviews.
• Create scorecards to monitor business objectives and propose required management actions.
• Drive the optimisation and automation of any databases and standardised reports.
• Organizational skills with ability and willingness to work under pressure and manages time and priorities effectively.
• Monthly Briefing Reviews preparation (global, regional and country): prepare presentations based on analysis for relevant stakeholders.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Experience in Business Management, Business Strategy or Chief of staff functions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Treasury Coverage business including related products.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Experience of creating dashboards using Tableau / power BI / etc.
• Expertise at MS Office applications like Excel, PowerPoint and Word; SQL, VBA will be added advantage.
• Understanding of financial markets and products.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written).
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with a willingness to learn and challenge, drive and embrace business change.
• Proven ability to take on ambiguous tasks, without the requirement for structure and process, and then deliver with clear/meaningful output in a style suitable for the intended audiences.

This role will be based out of Gurugram.