VP – Operational Risk – UK Corporate Bank

Noida, India

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Date live: Sep. 05, 2024

Business Area: Risk

Area of Expertise: Risk and Quantitative Analytics

Reference Code: 90390173

Contract: Permanent

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Intro line and purpose of role:

Become part of Barclays for Operational Risk Team as an Operational Risk VP .At Barclays we are committed to pushing boundaries. You will be involved in developing the technical solutions for a business area that has true customer and colleague impact. Your contribution to architectural decisions will change their banking and working lives for the better through technical designs that are truly based on their experiences.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

Understanding of Operational Risk Management Framework with strong commercial awareness
Driving effective management action, particularly in the role of the Second Line of Defence influencing the actions of management in the First Line
Will demonstrate clear capability and a history of influencing senior management in situations where the optimal outcome may not be the preferred commercial outcome
Experience of proactively engaging with senior management, demonstrating an inquiring mind and the courage to follow it through to a sound conclusion

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

A sound, relevant and robust knowledge of the businesses to which they partner which is recognised and valued by the business and can demonstrate a track record of management seeking their counsel and opinion
Comprehensive appreciation of other risk types and how they impact and relate to Operational Risk.
A desire to become a subject matter expert in the field of Operational Risk, with aim of possessing a clear and deep understanding of Operational Risk Frameworks and their fit within an Enterprise Risk Management Framework

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is for Noida location.

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Purpose of the role

To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework.

Accountabilities

Collaboration across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through the execution of ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls, aligned to control policies and standards.
Development of detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives aligned to the bank’s control framework to mitigate any potential risks and issues, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations, potential losses, and reputational impact.
Communication of key findings and observations to the relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers. Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank.
Development of a knowledge centre containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and the distribution of material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank.

Vice President Expectations

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
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.

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.

More about working at Barclays

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