VP, USCB COO Strategy

Barclays•Henderson, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to provide independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through problem identification, solving, and decision-making practices. This role will help shape the future of the US Consumer Bank by driving enterprise-wide transformation, supporting strategic projects, and influencing the priorities that define the Operations and Technology agenda. The individual will partner with stakeholders to improve how the bank operates, while helping deliver long-term value for our customers and colleagues. This role offers a unique opportunity to operate as a trusted advisor at the center of key business strategies.

Requirements

Ability to influence stakeholders, build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, and navigate highly matrixed organizations
Ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop fact-based recommendations, and lead consulting-style engagements on strategic business issues
Blockchain & Digital Assets and analytics to build dashboards/reporting to communicate data in an easily accessible manner to senior stakeholders
Coaching and developing high-performing teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Ability to challenge conventional thinking, identify new opportunities, and develop innovative solutions to multi-layered business projects
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen
Strategic thinking
Digital and technology
Job-specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

Ability to rapidly deliver high-impact strategic and transformation projects, preferably within consumer finance, fintech, or other highly regulated environment
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, effectively balancing competing demands while maintaining attention to detail and delivering results
Python, data science, credit card domain experience, foundational knowledge of AI and automation technologies, with experience applying AI-driven solutions to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and business outcomes

Responsibilities

Provision of strategic advice to Group Executives to support the decision-making process of business challenges and opportunities.
Development and implementation of strategic advisory incentives to grow and optimise the bank’s operations, through market research and analysis.
Collaboration with various stakeholder groups to identify the appropriate strategic direction type to meet the needs of Barclays clients and investors.
Development of financial models to support strategic recommendations and transactions through financial data analysis, financial projects and considering the financial impact of transactions.
Management of transactions, negotiations, transaction structure development and post-transaction integration.
Collaboration with internal stakeholders to maintain client relationships, and develop new relationships to identify opportunities.
Identification of industry trends, maintain peer benchmarking and developments related to strategic advisory services by attending conferences, participating in training and conducting market research.
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.
Drive enterprise-wide transformation, support strategic projects, and influence the priorities that define the Operations and Technology agenda.
Partner with stakeholders to improve how the bank operates, while helping deliver long-term value for our customers and colleagues.