Director - Global Markets

Barclays•New York, NY

1d•$200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Director - Global Markets executes trades and manages risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments. The role requires staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions. The Director manages a business function and contributes significantly to function-wide strategy, policy, procedures, and complex strategic projects. The role may lead a large team or sub-function through other people managers, or, as an individual contributor, lead organization-wide projects as a technical expert and thought leader. The Director coaches less experienced specialists and provides information that affects long-term profits, organizational risks, and strategic decisions. The position provides expert advice to senior functional management and committees, manages resourcing and budgeting for a significant sub-function, supports regulatory compliance, and engages with senior stakeholders, clients, regulators, and external counterparts. The Director is also expected to demonstrate Barclays’ LEAD leadership behaviours, Values, and Mindset.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division and Group.
Broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within the discipline, with current sector and functional knowledge and insight into external market developments.
Advanced analytical and interpretative thinking to solve problems and design solutions in complex or sensitive situations.
Ability to influence and negotiate with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to manage significant decisions and strategic recommendations within the area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

Execute buy and sell orders or price liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank’s trading strategies and risk parameters.
Monitor and analyze global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks.
Manage and monitor trading-portfolio risk and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines.
Collaborate with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions.
Manage a business function and contribute to function-wide strategic initiatives, policies, procedures, and complex strategic projects.
Lead a large team or sub-function through other people managers, or lead organization-wide projects as an individual contributor and technical expert.
Train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists.
Advise senior functional management and committees and influence decisions beyond the function.
Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalate policy or procedure breaches appropriately and foster compliance with regulations and relevant processes.
Monitor and, when appropriate, influence the external environment on behalf of Barclays, including regulators and advocacy groups.
Apply knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division and Group to achieve business objectives.
Use analytical and interpretative thinking to solve problems and design solutions in complex or sensitive situations.
Make significant decisions or strategic recommendations within the area of responsibility.
Negotiate with and influence senior internal and external stakeholders; serve as a principal contact for key clients and counterparts.
Act as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
Demonstrate the LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, and Develop others.
Demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.