OLO Strategic Tooling - AVP

Barclays•Jefferson, CO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to assess the integrity and effectiveness of the bank's internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the bank's operational, financial, and reputational risk. The Control Mapping Operations (CMO) Program Support – AVP role sits at the intersection of regulation, controls, data, and emerging technology, with a focus on process transformation and AI-enabled problem solving. Partnering with senior stakeholders, you will help redesign control mapping and obligation analysis by turning complex, manual processes into streamlined, repeatable, and insight-driven operating models that support regulatory change and informed decision-making.

Requirements

Experience in process redesign, strategic analysis, or transformation-focused roles
Interest in AI and advanced analytics, with experience applying these tools to improve outcomes
Ability to simplify complex information while maintaining appropriate consideration of risk in evolving or ambiguous situations
Experience supporting senior management and ExCo presentations by translating complex concepts into clear, decision-focused materials
Experience working with advisory, strategy, or transformation teams, or applying a consulting-style approach to problem solving
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen
Strategic thinking
Digital and technology
Job-specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

Experience using AI-enabled tools, data analytics, or visualization platforms to generate insight and improve efficiency
Understanding of regulatory and control environments, with an appreciation for forward-looking and practical considerations
Critical-thinking capability, with the flexibility to move between detailed analysis and broader strategic context
Clear written and verbal communication skills, particularly in presenting insights and narratives
Emerging leadership qualities, with the ability to influence through expertise, curiosity, and collaboration

Responsibilities

Knowledge of business areas, products, processes and platforms to be able to assess risk
Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.
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, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
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 risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for 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 organisation 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 practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.