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.
The Role & Opportunity
This role is responsible for the technical direction of reporting solutions that clients rely upon to reconcile accounts, investigate transactions and manage cash positions. The successful candidate will shape the architecture behind reporting, reconciliation, event processing and real-time data delivery, ensuring accuracy, reliability and trust. This offers a unique opportunity to build reporting solutions that directly impact how clients consume and understand their financial information.
Must-Haves
Hands-on Java expertise within a LeSS or SAFe environment.
Deep knowledge of ISO 20022 reporting standards including camt.052, camt.053 and camt.054.
Familiarity with SWIFT MT 940, 942 and 950 and BAI2 reporting standards.
Experience owning statement production and reconciliation platforms.
Strong Kafka and event-driven architecture experience.
Experience designing webhook and asynchronous client delivery solutions.
Evidence of defining technical reporting strategy and standards.
Nice-to-Haves
Experience generating PDF, spreadsheet and client-facing report outputs.
Audit, regulatory or risk-management experience.
Experience building traceable data lineage and reporting transparency.
Exposure to multiple reporting delivery channels including API and file.
Knowledge of market-specific reporting and reconciliation practices.
