Build and manage a global team, based on Agile and Product led methodologies, across multiple locations and disciplines to deliver a group wide Fraud Product Ownership strategy and Governance capability
Engage with senior leadership across business, technology and operations to drive a consensus led Product strategy and roadmap
Recommend and position strategic opportunities around industry best practices and tools for consideration and agreement across the group domain
Develop Product Ownership Strategy business cases to identify strategic opportunities and decisions, including measurable success criteria
Interlock funding requirements and commitments across the estate for group strategic initiatives
Manage program governance and reporting
Provide consolidated oversight of the Fraud and Cyber Fusion portfolio of change including, Technology, Business and product led transformation
As part of a broader community of Economic Crime COO, design and implement a “Best in class” operating model with consistent governance, reporting and delivery responsibilities.
Coordinate with various Business, Change and Technology teams to form a cross-program view of all changes impacting the service. Ensure all programmes in the service portfolio are clearly tracked and managed. Challenge adoption of new programs that don’t align with the service’s long-term strategy.
Establish and maintain engagement with internal and external stakeholders regarding the service’s performance across the portfolio.
Be the service champion and lead for broader cross ECONOMIC CRIME COO Optimization programs, Help establish a culture of innovation and change focused on delivering improvements to performance and production capability.
Provide tactical and strategic analysis to influence and inform short and long term business decision making for the service.
Lead strategic reviews across Global Fraud Product Strategy, Wholesale Fraud Operations and CFFC as necessary. This may include deep dives into process improvements, automation and operating model, etc.
Proactively seek out areas of weakness and opportunity. Develop and implement improvement strategies and plans.
Promote an appropriate Risk and Control culture by being an advocate of the Barclays ERMF, associated policies and Barclays Purpose and Values
Key Skills/Experience:
Expert programme leader with deep knowledge of Agile delivery and Product ownership best practices
Experience managing large scale change and transformation programs or equivalent background.
Strong commercial and delivery mindset; ability to execute vision and strategy.
Experience with managing people and influencing partners and stakeholders outside their line of oversight.
Proven experience in managing senior stakeholders and delivering key updates on performance to a broad community of impacted parties.
Experience working with and influencing stakeholders at Senior Leadership and Executive Committee levels
Strong knowledge of Project Management best practices and frameworks as well as ability to embed these across the function.
Ability to assess processes and operational functions for opportunities and recommendations to streamline and improve performance and customer journeys.
Purpose of the role
To manage operations within a business area and maintain processes, risk management initiatives and compliance with relevant regulators.
Accountabilities
Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new process and procedures through the monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrices.
Management of operations for a business area and promote efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives to support the bank's operations.
Collaboration with internal stakeholders (including business leaders, project manager and SMEs) and external stakeholders (including vendors and service providers) to support business operations and promote alignment with the bank's objectives and SLAs.
Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve colleagues' delivery quality.
Management and development of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operation functions, utilising data and technology to support the identification of areas that require improvement.
Compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience.
Creation of a safe environment for colleagues to speak up, actively and regularly encourage and solicit feedback to ensure people agenda remains focused on the right areas.
Management of attrition by working closely with HR in implementing retention initiatives for work force.
Director Expectations
To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..
They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
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.