About the position

The purpose of the role is to collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilize their knowledge of the bank’s technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap. The Assistant Vice President will advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. They will 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. They will set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes. For an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. They will consult on complex issues, providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. They will identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. They will take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. They will 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. They will collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. They will 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. They will communicate complex information, which could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. They will influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Responsibilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.
• Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.
• Analyze data and build features in the platform to improve trading and execution performance.
• Work with the development, quant research, technology, coverage, compliance, legal, and operations team throughout each phase of product delivery.
• Seek innovative solutions to clients’ trading & liquidity requirements in collaboration with the quantitative research and algorithmic development team.
• Calibrate algo and sor parameters to client’s trading requirements.
• Proactively run diagnostic studies on the electronic platform to identify risks of failure and provide solutions to mitigate those risks.

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise in the bank’s technologies.
• Knowledge of product development process.
• Ability to enact product roadmap vision.
• Experience in developing and implementing product strategy.
• Stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to gather and prioritize product requirements based on business value and feasibility.
• Experience in developing and implementing assessments for product testing and improvement.
• Product performance monitoring and optimization skills.
• Knowledge of latest industry technology trends.
• Experience in analyzing data and building platform features.
• Experience working with development, quant research, technology, coverage, compliance, legal, and operations teams.
• Experience seeking innovative solutions for trading and liquidity requirements.
• Experience calibrating algo and sor parameters.
• Experience running diagnostic studies on electronic platforms to identify and mitigate risks.

Nice-to-haves

• Leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• Ability to lead collaborative assignments and guide team members.
• Ability to identify new directions for assignments and/or projects.
• Ability to identify a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Ability to consult on complex issues and provide advice to People Leaders.
• Ability to identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures.
• Ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls.
• Understanding of how different areas coordinate and contribute to organizational objectives.
• Ability to keep up to speed with business activity and business strategy.
• Ability to engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Ability to communicate complex information.
• Ability to influence or convince stakeholders.
• Demonstrate Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
• Demonstrate Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Benefits

• Incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program