Strategic Insights

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To develop, track and analyse operational metrics through trend analysis and client insights, and translate outcomes to support with data driven decisions. 

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate analytics and reporting processes, including COO and Group functions to share data.
• Development and monitoring of operational metrics, reports and dashboards to track KPIs for banking operations.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in analytics and reporting procedures, and controls to mitigate risks and maintain efficient operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve analytics and reporting efficiency and effectiveness.
• Development of reports and presentations on translated data and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Execution of automated trend analysis and client insights, standing good vs bad data, to identify trends, patterns and insights that can inform decision making and process improvements with human feedback.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in analytics and reporting processes.

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.

Salary / Rate Minimum: $200,000 USDSalary / Rate Maximum: $290,000 USDThe minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.Key Requirements

• Analytical and data storytelling expertise: Proven ability to automate and transform complex datasets into clear, compelling insights that drive executive decision-making across global businesses.
• Business and financial acumen: Deep understanding of banking, performance drivers, and cost/value levers to contextualize data within commercial outcomes.
• Advanced data proficiency: Hands-on experience with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, SQL, or similar), with strong Excel and data modelling capability.
• Strategic stakeholder engagement: Skilled at partnering with Finance, Technology, and business COOs to align on metrics, define KPIs, and ensure consistency of management reporting.
• Outcome orientation: Track record of using analytics to influence strategic priorities, improve efficiency, and support transformation or productivity initiatives.

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