Investment Banking VP, COO Office

Barclays • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Embark on a transformative journey as an Investment Banking VP, COO Office. At Barclays, our vision is to redefine the future of banking by delivering innovative, scalable solutions that enable our bankers to perform at their best. As part of the Investment Banking COO team, you will drive enterprise-wide transformation by delivering seamless technology solutions, automating manual processes, and shaping a more cost effective and resilient operating model, with a strong focus on improving end-to-end Banker Experience. You will oversee the delivery of operational and technology services to Global Investment Banking, drive change initiatives that simplify how the business operates, and own Market Data activity, including optimization and vendor management. This high impact role offers significant visibility and the opportunity to directly influence how the investment bank operates at scale and serves its clients.

Requirements

• Experience with Strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or strategy roles within a leading financial institution
• Core banking and financial services performance drivers, risk management principles, and regulatory frameworks
• Leading complex projects, managing multiple workstreams, and delivering high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines
• Engaging, influencing, and collaborating with senior stakeholders, including Managing Director–level audiences
• Operating effectively in fast-paced, high-expectation environments
• Independently identifying analytical requirements and translating findings into clear, actionable insights
• Advanced Excel-based modelling and analysis with the ability to produce clear, impactful PowerPoint presentations for senior stakeholders
• Understanding of market data and its application within an investment banking context
• Risk and controls
• Change and transformation
• Business acumen
• Strategic thinking
• Digital and technology
• Job-specific technical skills

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.
• Oversee the delivery of operational and technology services to Global Investment Banking, drive change initiatives that simplify how the business operates, and own Market Data activity, including optimization and vendor management.

Benefits

• 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: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees