Escrow Structing & Business Development VP

Barclays•New York, NY

7d•$145,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Join Barclays as an Escrow Structuring & Business Development, VP where you will serve as a senior commercial leader responsible for developing, structuring, and growing the company’s escrow services portfolio. This role combines deep knowledge in escrow products with strategic business development, client advisory, and cross-functional influence. You should have substantial experience designing escrow solutions for highly detailed transactions, ample relationship‑building capabilities, and the ability to partner with legal, compliance, operations, and product teams.

Requirements

Business Development
Transactions in Escrow
Running legal documents and escrow agreements
Client service
Risk management of escrow parties

Nice To Haves

Relationship with external law firms
Understanding of full escrow products
Remarkable presentation skills

Responsibilities

Management of client relationships to identify the clients financial goals, challenges, and risk tolerance to support the analysis of data obtained from various sources, including the investment portfolio and cash flow, to identify trends, insights, areas for improvement and additional services to support client needs.
Research and understanding of the client's industry trends, regulatory landscape, and competitive environment to inform strategic recommendations.
Design of customised solutions that address the client's specific needs and objectives, incorporating a range of products and services from the bank's portfolio.
Communication of the value proposition of proposed solutions, justification of recommendations, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank.
Provision of guidance to clients to support their financial decisions, offering expert investment advice, risk management and wealth management strategies support, and updates on market trends to ensure a positive and continuous relationship.
Assessment of financial, legal, and operational risks associated with client relationships, and implementation of measures to minimise potential losses.
Documentation of all client interactions, transactions, and agreements to ensure transparency and auditability, and communicate findings effectively to support product development, service offerings, and the overall bank strategy.
Monitoring of client satisfaction, revenue generated, and other relevant metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of relationship management efforts.
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.