CIB Chief of Staff Office
London

As Barclays CIB Chief of Staff Office, you will support the CIB Chief of Staff team in delivering CIB-wide strategic initiatives. These initiatives will drive top and bottom-line improvements by leveraging data, technology, and the Power of One Barclays. Given the dynamic nature of the overall business, you may provide support across broader Chief of Staff Office activities and ad hoc requirements.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?
• Defining problem statements and reach consensus across stakeholders
• Using data driven analysis to map the current state and identify areas of opportunity
• Leveraging problem-solving skills to identify practical solutions and addressing risks by developing appropriate mitigating actions
• Prioritising solutions considering factors such as effort and returns, whiling remaining adaptable to changing internal and external conditions
• Contributing to establishing a structured, team-driven approach for measuring progress and managing escalations/changes in priorities
• Translating business requirements to technological solutions, overseeing changes through the technology team to ensure effective implementation
• Preparing materials for Board presentations, update to Regulators, key client discussions

What we’re looking for:
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (master’s degree preferred but not required)
• Previous experience in the Financial Services industry
• Excellent analytical, design and problem-solving skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and collaborate effectively within a team
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly with proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Excel and Powerpoint

Skills that will help you in the role:
• Broad knowledge of Finance & Accounting concepts (RWAs, Balance Sheets, P&L)
• Understanding of Transaction Cycle construct and hands-on experience working in cross-functional, multi-geography settings
• Experience working with Technology partners on strategic projects is highly desired

Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.

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