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Date live: 06/05/2025 Business Area: Analytics Centre of Excellence Area of Expertise: Data & Analytics Contract: Permanent Reference Code: JR-0000046590 A career in Data & Analytics at Barclays is a hub for top talent, from beginners to experts, fostering innovation and excellence. You'll drive business strategy, leverage data potential, and enhance the experience of millions of customers in today’s data-driven world. See your commute Person Specification Lead and direct a team and stand-up, direct and lead PODs (virtual) teams to deliver the annual objectives for the business and team, through the use of advanced analytics. Develop, mentor and coach individual team members, sharing knowledge, growing the team, and ensuring strong succession plans are in place Encourage empowerment, responsibility, and collegiality throughout the team Become a destination for talent: branding, community & academic partnerships Conform to Barclays management processes and procedures Play a key role in project prioritisation and planning across your team Be a key partner to the business, an advocate for analytics and seen as an expert by the business in your field Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications: Extensive experience driving commercial value and impact across financial or non-financial business sectors and industries, in addition to also having very strong experience of financial services products Comprehensive understanding of creating and deploying analytical outputs e.g., ML models and Data Assets Understanding of best-in-class visualisation tools and how these can be best leverage to derive insights Experience of building and leading teams of technical analysts in a global, matrix environment across multiple locations Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, and can clearly articulate complex concepts and ideas Ability to set the direction and deliver on a vision with forward planning to achieve results Technical knowledge of big data platforms (e.g., Hadoop and Hive) as well as knowledge of ML, Data science and advanced modelling techniques, technologies, and programming languages Possess a high degree of self-motivation, the ability to drive for results, and track record of setting and achieving goals and meeting schedules Project management experience Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications: Experience of working in a large corporate organisation ideally in the Financial Services industry Knowledge of Barclays internal systems and technology infrastructure, or knowledge of data warehouse environments and practises Experience in any of the following analytical areas: Targeting or Segmentation, Pricing, Remediation, Securitisation, or Affordability. Purpose of the role To extract meaningful insights from complex data sets, developing robust decision models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders across the departments. Accountabilities Identification and extraction of relevant data from various internal and external sources. Performing sensitivity analysis and scenario planning. Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of existing models. Development and implementation of data quality control procedures. Building and validation of quantitative models to support decision-making across different business areas. 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. (Opens in new tab or window) (Opens in new tab or window) (Opens in new tab or window) Reasonable adjustment Our purpose Equal opportunities Right to work statement Learn more about Barclays locations Across our campuses, we offer modern workspaces, collaborative areas, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Facilities include wellness rooms, on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and tech-equipped workstations. Designed for innovation and comfort, they support a dynamic and productive work environment. Health and wellness A place where you can belong Collaborative Areas More than work Be you. Be valued. Belong. We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings, believing our differences make us stronger and drive success. You can learn more about our commitment to our colleague on our Inclusion and Opportunities page. Learn more Application Process Your application We’ll ask for information about you, your CV and cover letter. 1 Your assessment Covering your behaviours and ability at work. 2 Your interview Exploring your past experiences and skills. 3 Next step We’ll request additional information so that you can complete our screening process 4 Working flexibly We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team. Hybrid working We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business. Barclays is built on an international scale. Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience. And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.
