Join Barclays as a Markets Business Manager – Credit
Provide daily business support to Credit Sales & Trading, engage with relevant infrastructure teams to achieve business goals, manage strategic initiatives, and change management efforts to optimize business processes and strengthen the control environment. Assist senior leaders by providing support to navigate business challenges and reach informed decisions to support the achievement of organizational goals. This role will be based at 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London.
Essential Skills
* Strong communicator.
* Prior experience in financial services.
* Proactive and motivated individual and a structured thinker with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced client-driven environment.
* Discretion and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
* Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills, reliability, and makes ownership a priority.
Desired Skills
* Experience advising and influencing decision making.
* Knowledge of Credit products / Markets
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Purpose of the Role
To enable the success of the business and assist senior leaders in navigating complex challenges, making informed decisions, and achieving their goals.
Accountabilities
* Collaboration with business and senior leadership to develop and implement business strategies that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
* Liaison between different business units and functions, fostering communication and collaboration.
* Management and coordination of strategic initiatives, projects, and change management efforts to optimize business processes and strengthen the control environment.
* Improvement of operational efficiency within the organization, including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining processes, and implementation of best practices to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
* Development of performance reporting for key metrics that reinforce the strategic objectives of the division and support the external commitments made.
* Involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including assistance in financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring of financial performance against targets.
* Support to business heads in partnership with HR on hiring, workforce planning, joiner/mover/leaver actions.
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, appraise performance relative to objectives, and determine reward outcomes.
* If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviors are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energize and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
* 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 specialization 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 risks and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Take ownership of 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 organization's 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 practices (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.
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