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Assistant Manager - Commercial Execution

Gurugram, India

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Date live: 11/13/2026

Business Area: In Business BSS

Area of Expertise: Relationship Management

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000137157

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Barclays Relationship Management

Join Relationship Management, to build and maintain relationships with customers, clients, stakeholders, and strategic partners. Your focus will be on driving business growth through effective relationship-building and delivering tailored solutions to meet client needs.

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Join us as an “Assistant Manager – Commercial Execution”, where you will support the development and delivery of strategic business communications, helping translate business priorities, performance and key outcomes into clear, compelling and impactful narratives for senior leadership and wider stakeholder audiences.

The role holder will work across business and functional teams to connect the dots between strategy, delivery and outcomes, turning complex information, data and activity into winning stories that demonstrate business impact and progress against strategic priorities.

A key part of the role will be supporting high-quality executive and business communications, including MBR/QBR materials, strategic presentations, leadership updates, business reviews and other senior management content.

The successful candidate will combine strong strategic thinking, excellent written communication and storytelling capability with the ability to understand business context, challenge inputs and create a coherent narrative rather than simply consolidate information.

Key Accountabilities

  • Translate business priorities, performance and key outcomes into clear, concise and compelling strategic narratives.
  • Develop high-quality MBR/QBR materials, strategy decks, executive presentations, leadership updates and business communications for senior stakeholders.
  • Connect individual initiatives and outcomes to the broader strategic priorities and business agenda, ensuring communications clearly articulate impact and the “so what”.
  • Work with stakeholders across the business to gather inputs, identify the most important messages and turn disparate information into a coherent business story.
  • Simplify complex topics, data and business information into communications that are accessible, engaging and appropriate for different senior audiences.
  • Support the development of executive-level presentations and storytelling, ensuring a clear narrative flow from strategic priorities through progress, outcomes and forward-looking focus.
  • Apply strong judgement to determine what information is most relevant for senior stakeholders, distinguishing key strategic messages from operational detail.
  • Maintain a consistent standard and quality across business communications, ensuring messages are accurate, aligned and outcome-led.
  • Build effective relationships across teams and functions to understand emerging priorities, key developments and outcomes that should feature in leadership communications.
  • Manage multiple communication deliverables and stakeholder inputs, often working to tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality.

Required Skillsets / Essential Skills

  • Demonstrable experience in strategic communications, business communications, strategy, business management or a related role.
  • Strong experience developing materials for senior leadership and executive audiences, particularly strategy and business performance presentations.
  • Experience creating and coordinating MBR/QBR, business review or equivalent senior management materials.
  • Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into simple, sharp and compelling narratives.
  • Strong business storytelling capability, including the ability to connect data, outcomes and initiatives to broader strategic priorities.
  • Excellent PowerPoint skills with experience developing executive-quality strategy decks and presentations, not simply formatting existing content.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to review large amounts of information and identify the key messages, themes and implications.
  • Ability to understand business strategy and translate it into meaningful communications for different audiences.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders across multiple teams.
  • Ability to challenge and refine inputs constructively to ensure the final narrative is strategic, concise and outcome-focused.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing consistently high-quality outputs.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and working to tight deadlines.

Preferred Skillsets / Desirable Skills

  • Experience within financial services, banking, consulting or another complex corporate environment.
  • Previous experience supporting a Strategy, COO, Chief of Staff, Business Management, Corporate Affairs or Executive Office function.
  • Experience developing materials for Executive Committees, leadership teams or senior governance forums.
  • Experience translating business performance, transformation, client, commercial or operational outcomes into executive-level narratives.
  • Good understanding of performance reporting and the ability to interpret business metrics and identify the story behind the data.
  • Experience creating communications across different formats, for example leadership presentations, written updates, town halls, internal communications and strategic announcements.
  • Strong visual storytelling instincts, including the ability to structure information effectively within PowerPoint.
  • Understanding of the financial services environment and ability to quickly build knowledge of unfamiliar business areas.

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 will be based out of Gurugram.

Purpose of the role

To support coverage to grow income for both new and existing customers by providing marketing leading tools, a world class learning & development programme as well as analytical support in terms of sales management tools to contribute to the overall success of UKC. 

Accountabilities

  • Design, execution and embedding of an ongoing roadmap to provides market leading Tools for RDs and Coverage.
  • Design, execution and embedding of an ongoing training plan to provide ‘World Class Learning’.
  • Support the delivery of market leading client collateral to provide a competitive advantage to RDs.   .
  • Collaboration with Product to develop market leading industry/segment focused products and multi product solutions and develop and drive initiatives.
  • Development of the data capability across UK Corporate to enable delivery of client insights to drive acquisitions and increase wallet share.
  • Maximise the positive impact of UCRM and Salesforce as a tool for Corporate Banking.
  • Implementation of agreed minimum standards and best practices across UK Corporate  and support this with sales management tools to drive overall success.

Analyst Expectations

  • To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
  • Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
  • Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
  • They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
  • 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
  • Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
  • Partner with other functions and business areas.
  • Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
  • Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
  • Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
  • Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
  • Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
  • Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
  • Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
  • Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
  • Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
  • Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
  • Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This role may be subject to enhanced governance arrangements. If successful, you may be required to comply with additional regulatory and compliance obligations, such as disclosure of personal trading activities and external interest/affiliations.

Further information on these requirements will be provided at a later stage of the process.

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.

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

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

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

A place where you can belong

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Collaborative Areas

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

More than work

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

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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.

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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.

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