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VP Group Strategy
Barclays Vice President, Group Strategy
The ** Vice President** role provides independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through strategic problem-solving, decision-making, and transaction management. This position offers direct exposure to senior management and mentorship of junior talent within Barclays’ fast-paced business environment.
About the Role
The purpose of this Vice President role is to provide independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through:
- Problem identification
- Strategic analysis and decision making
The role acts as a key strategic advisor, driving business growth and supporting high-level transactions while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Accountabilities: Strategic Advisory
As a Vice President in Barclays’ Group Strategy team, you will:
- Provide strategic advice to Group Executives and influence critical business decisions
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify the appropriate strategic direction to meet the needs of Barclays’ clients and investors
- Lead development and implementation of financial models to support strategic recommendations, including:
- Financial data analysis
- Transaction impact assessments
- Manage transactions, including negotiation, structuring, and post-transaction integration
- Maintain and develop client relationships to identify new opportunities
Market & Competitive Intelligence
You will be responsible for:
- Identifying industry trends
- Conducting peer benchmarking
- Attending conferences, training, and market research to stay ahead of developments in strategic advisory services
Vice President Leadership & Development Responsibilities
If leading a team:
- Define job roles and responsibilities
- Plan resources, budgets, and policies
- Maintain and deliver continuous improvements
- Escalate any policy/procedure breaches
Your responsibilities will include:
- Counselling employees on performance benchmarks
- Contributing to compensation decisions/changes
- Aligning team strategies with both tactical and corporate priorities
- Balancing short-term and long-term goals while ensuring the company’s requirements are met
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To foster a thriving team environment, you will demonstrate Barclays’ four LEAD leadership behaviours:
- Listen and be authentic
- Energise and inspire
- Align across the enterprise
- Develop others
If an individual contributor:
You will act as a subject matter expert in your discipline, leading:
- Multi-year strategic assignments
- Team guidance through structured approaches
- Training and mentoring of less experienced specialists
- Insights affecting long-term profits, organisational risks, and strategic decisions
Key Accountabilities
- Advise senior stakeholders (functional leadership teams, senior management) on functional and cross-functional impact and alignment
- Manage and mitigate risks through assessment in support of control/ governance
- Demonstrate accountability for:
- Managing risks aligned with team work practices
- Strengthening controls
- Create sophisticated analytical solutions:
- Compare and evaluate complex alternatives
- Apply in-depth analysis and interpretative thinking for problem-solving
- Integrate research-driven outcomes
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders while:
- Influencing key business objectives
- Using negotiation and storytelling for impactful outcomes
Barclays Ethical Mandates
All colleagues will be expected to embody Barclays’ Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship. Additionally, they must demonstrate Barclays’ Mindset behaviors: Empower, Challenge, Drive.
Job Description Summary
As a Vice President in Barclays’ Group Strategy, you will:
- Develop and challenge strategies across the Firm, shaping growth strategy, portfolio optimisation, market entry, and capital allocation
- Lead high-impact projects aligned with long-term value creation at senior management level
- Foster enterprise-wide alignment while driving change across the organisation:
Accountabilities:
- Strategic Advisory
- Partner with Group Executives to address complex business challenges, providing insight-driven recommendations
- Enterprise-Wide Impact
- Shape strategies balancing short-term performance and long-term growth
- Problem Solving & Analysis
- Structure ambiguous problems; develop hypotheses; apply advanced modelling/ market intelligence
- Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Monitor industry trends, peer benchmarking, and synthesise external insights
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage senior leaders in influential dialogue through clear communications
- Leadership & Development
- Mentor junior team members while fostering excellence in operations
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Vice President Expectations
Required experience and attributes:
Core Expectations:
- Proven professional background in corporate strategy, management consulting, or investment banking
- Track record of impact at scale driving strategic transformation
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, ability to:
- Structure complex issues
- Develop innovative solutions
- Strong financial acumen including proficiency in:
- Model building
- Interpretation of financial analysis
- Ability to:
- Influence senior stakeholders effectively
- Communicate compelling narratives for decision-making
- Collaborative mindset in cross-functional, fast-paced teams
Why Join Barclays?
You will work on groundbreaking projects influencing diverse sectors globally. Barclays values and leverages analytical rigor, creativity, and collaboration.
Career Growth & Opportunity:
- Assessments include critical skills in areas such as:
- Risk & Control
- Change & Transformation
- Business Acumen
- Strategic Thinking
- Digital & Technology
- This role offers unparalleled leadership exposure, career progression as a strategic partner for Barclays’ future.
Employee Culture: Barclays fosters a workplace where employees are:
- Self-disciplined, hardworking, and curious
- Trustworthy, humble, and truthful
- Driven by team-focused decisions to:
- Collaborate for impact
- Live for opportunities to thrive and lead
- Consistently recognized as a #1 Top Workplace in the region, Barclays rewards innovation, integrity, and people empowerment.
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