HR Risk & Control AVP

Job Title : HR Risk & Control AVP

Location: Chennai

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.  If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

Hybrid Working 

Structured hybrid role:

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:

The role holder will be part of the HR Business Management team, responsible for managing effective application of Barclays risk and control frameworks and governance on the HR Vertical and/or People Horizontal, including delivery of HR Chief Controls Office (CCO) and HR Chief Data Office (CDO) mandated activity across one or more HR Transaction Cycles (TCs), working in partnership with the relevant HR TC Portfolio Business Managers and leadership teams to enact these processes.

What will you be doing?

The role holder will be responsible for: 

•Managing delivery of key pieces of activity, analysis, reports, and processes relating to the HR Vertical and People Horizontal, partnering with the TCs as required to deliver insights that support TC Leadership Teams / HR ExCo members with managing their Risk and Control accountabilities and relevant decision making.

•Facilitating consistent delivery of CCO and CDO-mandated activity across the HR Function, working with the TCs to ensure consistency in approach and timely delivery of high-quality outputs. 

•Providing subject matter expertise and partnership to key stakeholders across the HR Function, driving precision in controls and risk management across the Function, including identification of opportunities to strengthen the Controls Environment and upskill other HR colleagues on risk and control and data and records management governance requirements. 

What we’re looking for:

•Analytical capability and attention to detail, ability to draw insight and construct compelling narrative

•Strong written & verbal communication and presentation, high quality papers providing clear updates  

•Resilient - reacts positively to changes and maintains poise, focus and flexibility when encountering difficulties or obstacles

•Commercial acumen and ability to identify efficiency opportunities, challenging the status quo

•Proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, ensuring consistent delivery to a high standard

•Strong problem-solving skills. Able to identify and collaborate effectively with relevant stakeholders and gather, review, and interpret complex data in order to identify a proposed solution

•Minimum educational qualification required for this roleis Graduate

Skills that will help you in the role:

•Analytical capability and attention to detail, ability to draw insight and construct compelling narrative

•Strong written & verbal communication and presentation, high quality papers providing clear updates  

•Resilient - reacts positively to changes and maintains poise, focus and flexibility when encountering difficulties or obstacles

•Commercial acumen and ability to identify efficiency opportunities, challenging the status quo

•Proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, ensuring consistent delivery to a high standard

•Strong problem-solving skills. Able to identify and collaborate effectively with relevant stakeholders and gather, review, and interpret complex data in order to identify a proposed solution

•Minimum educational qualification required for this roleis Graduate

Where will you be working?

Chennai

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower 

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.