Barclays
Generative AI Transformation Lead

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Purpose of the Role
To develop business capabilities for Finance through key stages of functional design, data, end-to-end-process and controls, delivery, and functional testing.
Accountabilities
- Functional Design: Leveraging best practice concepts, and in collaboration with Line SMEs, support options analysis and recommendations as part of decision making.
- Data Analysis/Modelling/Governance: Design conceptual data model underpinning all phases of the processes, and governance requirements in accordance with GDMS standards and principles.
- End-to-End Process & Controls: Development of target process and controls design/documentation and operational runbooks and aligning these components with organisational and role/service model design definitions.
- Delivery/Implementation Support: Update design/functional requirements throughout the development cycle, and resolve RAIDS related to functional requirements and business processes. Project management for change programmes that have limited technology investment.
- Functional Testing: Develop scripts and data to test alignment to requirement definitions, ahead of user testing cycles.
Vice President Expectations
- 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
- For an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within their 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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Barclays is seeking an accomplished Generative AI Transformation Lead to drive the strategic adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Advanced Analytics, and Decision Intelligence capabilities across Finance. In this highly visible role, you will identify high-value AI opportunities, influence senior stakeholders, and lead cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions that deliver measurable business impact. Acting as a catalyst for transformation, you will challenge traditional finance processes, champion innovation through production-grade Generative AI, Agentic AI and automated reporting solutions and combine technical expertise with business acumen to turn complex data and AI insights into actionable decisions. You will also play a key role in fostering AI adoption, embedding responsible AI practices, ensuring compliance with Model Risk Management (MRM) standards, and helping shape a culture where AI becomes a natural part of how Finance works, thinks, and delivers value.


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Essential Skills
To be successful as a Generative AI Transformation Lead, you must have the following essential skills:
- Experience applying Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions within large, complex organisations, ideally in banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments
- Experience leading large-scale transformation and change initiatives, delivering business outcomes and driving adoption across multiple stakeholder groups
- Technical expertise combined with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, translating complex AI concepts into practical business solutions
- Experience working within Agile or Scaled Agile delivery environments, with exposure to Generative AI implementations within Finance functions considered advantageous
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Location
This role is located within our London office.
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