Governance and Risk Management Lead

3 weeks ago

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Barclays UK Full time
Join us as a Governance and Risk Management Lead - Chief Data Office at Barclays, where you'll be responsible for managing GDRMS (Group Data and Records Management Standard)-driven Data, Records and NFRR Management activities such as managing the Data and Records Governance Standard for Data Domain(s) within UK Corporate Bank (UKCB) and Global Transaction Banking (GTB).

In this role, you'll establish a robust data management framework aligned with Group Data Management and Risk Management policies, facilitate the UK Corporate Bank Data Council and Execution Forums, and manage risk reviews such as Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Control Environment and Risk Profile Assessment (CERPA). You'll track and report on Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting (NFRR) risk events, ensure compliance with NFRR standards, and engage with senior stakeholders and external regulators to drive key business objectives and data governance initiatives.

To be successful as a Governance and Risk Management Lead - Chief Data Office, you should have:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and strong leadership skills.
  • Strongattention to detail and provenproblem-solving skills.
  • Running of senior executive forums and committees.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
  • StrongUK Corporate Bank domain knowledge.
  • Knowledge of Risk ManagementFrameworks.
  • Knowledge of Data, Records and Non-financial Regulatory Reporting.
You may be assessed on the 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 hybrid and can be based in Northampton, Knutsford or Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

To enable effective data governance, risk management, and compliance within the bank, acting as a liaison between business units and the Data & Records Management (DRM) function, translating business needs into actionable strategies and ensuring efficient implementation of DRM.

Accountabilities
  • Partnership with the local business unit to ensure successful implementation of data & records governance frameworks as appropriate to the needs of the business unit.
  • Provision of guidance and support on records classification, retention, storage, retrieval and disposal to business units.
  • Monitoring local data quality and records metrics and identify areas for improvement.
  • Identification of opportunities for data improvement and optimisation.
  • Partnership with the relevant business unit to support their data priorities and ensure appropriate decisions related to data & records are embedded in their BAU decision making and change programs.
Vice President Expectations
  • To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
  • If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
  • 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
  • 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.

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