Assistant VP - Global Markets

Join us as a "Assistant VP - Global Markets" at Barclays, where youll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. Youll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with Business Manager, Chief of Staff performance tuning as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as a Assistant VP - Global Markets ", you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Finance: Cost centre creation, recharging to correct cost centre, budgeting/ forecasting and Finance MIS, answering queries from Finance in Mumbai/ Regions
• HR: Resourcing team and Campus hiring plans, implementation of hiring plans, keeping track of sponsored HR headcount, compiling HR related MIS, organizing common training for the staff,
• Facilities: space for expansion, movement of teams as per the changes in the organization structure, new requirements like private side build out, any other changes required

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Provide Business Management support for administrative, functional and operational activities of BI India Centre. Partcipating (and where relevant owning) adhoc projects that help the smooth functioning of the department.
• Closely work with BIIC Management team to deliver on varied initiatives, driving key initiatives critical for day to day working and processes of the franchise.
• Contribute towards Business management, prepare management packs, be involved in governance & risk management, change management and effectively manage processes. In addition, also look at Business Continuity planning, talent management, infrastructure management etc.
• Act as an interface between Business and corporate functions like IT, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Audit, Controls etc. Act as the single point of contact for all administrative needs and maintain a healthy business relationship by answering queries, solving problems and reviewing performance of the implemented businesses.

This role will be based out of Nirlon Knowledge Park, Mumbai.

Purpose of the role

To maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our trading desks, providing operational support and expertise to traders, sales professionals, and other key stakeholders, helping them maximize their productivity and minimize disruptions and handling administrative tasks, and providing market information and research.

Accountabilities

• Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
• Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
• Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To 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
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People 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.
• OR 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.
• 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. Complex information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• 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.