Global Equities Client Strategy VP

Barclays • New York, NY

6d • $140,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to enable the success of the business and assist senior leaders navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions, and achieve their goals. This role involves collaboration with business and senior leadership to develop and implement business strategies that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements. It also serves as a liaison between different business units and functions, fostering communication and collaboration. The position requires 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 organisation, including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of best practices to enhance productivity and effectiveness, is also a key aspect. The role involves the development of performance reporting for key metrics that reinforce the strategic objectives of the division and support external commitments. Additionally, it includes involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, such as financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring financial performance against targets. Support to business heads in partnership with HR on hiring, workforce planning, and joiner/mover/leaver actions is also expected. As a Global Equities Client Strategy VP, you will shape the firm’s global client engagement model by delivering data-driven insights and actionable client strategy recommendations across regions and products. In this role, you will partner directly with senior leaders in Equities Sales & Trading, Business Management, and infrastructure to define client priorities, identify and monetize revenue opportunities, and oversee the processes that drive execution and accountability. You will own the intelligence and analytics that guide performance, strengthen the client and Distribution experience, and support the digitization of the franchise. Operating across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, you will influence strategic decisions, resolve complex client, and platform issues, and build cross-regional relationships that advance the global client agenda.

Requirements

• Experience in Global Markets Division and Investment Bank overall
• Experience in Corporate Strategy or Client Strategy at banks
• The ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A forward-thinking mindset with ample problem-solving abilities with clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
• An advanced ability to use AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude) and PowerPoint and MS Excel
• Deep analytical mind proficient in financial/strategic analysis and comfortable multi-tasking while working under tight deadlines
• Risk and controls
• Change and transformation
• Business acumen
• Strategic thinking
• Digital and technology
• Job-specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Equities
• Management Consulting from a top firm
• Project management experience and ability to coordinate inputs and ideas from different sources
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills with the confidence and maturity to regularly interact with Senior Management

Responsibilities

• 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 organisation including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of 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.
• 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.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.
• Lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• 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.
• In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• 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.
• Partner directly with senior leaders in Equities Sales & Trading, Business Management, and infrastructure to define client priorities, identify and monetize revenue opportunities, and oversee the processes that drive execution and accountability.
• Own the intelligence and analytics that guide performance, strengthen the client and Distribution experience, and support the digitization of the franchise.
• Influence strategic decisions, resolve complex client, and platform issues, and build cross regional relationships that advance the global client agenda.

Benefits

• Minimum Salary: $140,000.00
• Maximum Salary: $185,000.00
• The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed