Avp Group Strategy

**Job Title**: AVP Group Strategy - India

**Location**:Mumbai

**About Barclays**

**Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.**

**Risk and Control Objective**

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

**Working Flexibly**

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

**Introduction**:
Similar to an ‘in house’ consulting team, you will be developing strategy and thought leadership expertise for bespoke, high-value opportunities across all areas of the bank.

Work as part of a team that advises Group Executives and the Board in making informed decisions on the most pressing business challenges and opportunities facing Barclays. Selected projects include:

- Market assessments
- Improving operational efficiency across products and geographies
- New business development
- Conduct qualitative analyses
- Develop peer profiles
- Third party research

You will be given significant project responsibility, accountability and senior level exposure over multiple work streams, and will be required to juggle multiple deadlines and priorities.

**What will you be doing?**

Project Delivery: Structure module-specific problems and effectively communicate analyses e.g. through well-designed ppts, generating commercial insights and data-driven solutions, delivering project modules with high quality and timeliness (e.g. building a business case, researching commercial opportunities); develop key so-whats for modules, provide with well-founded qualitative assessment e.g. through written business communication.

Stakeholder Management: supporting client relationships, proactively managing conflicts, issues and risks, collaborate with stakeholders across businesses and functions, and engaging on relevant levels.

Business Knowledge: awareness of capital markets products, FinTech, retail banking, payments and wealth management; understanding of trends in the banking industry and their implications on Barclays’ business lines/functions and strategic agenda.

Team Development: exhibiting leadership on projects, fostering a collaborative spirit, contributing to team output and mentoring and developing junior members; develop and manage own curriculum to improve skill sets.

**What we’re looking for**:
**Self-Awareness**:we value the opinions of our team members, but also voicing opinions with tact and judgment.

**A natural ‘diplomat’**: given the multiple stakeholders with whom we interact, we are looking for an excellent listener who can foster and develop ongoing relationships, synthesize facts quickly all while balancing a number of differing opinions.

**Team Player**: someone who thrives in group settings, institutionalizes knowledge within the broader team and guides and develops junior team members.

**Self-Starter**:someone who knows how to lead and manage on their own, but isn’t shy about asking for guidance where necessary.
- **Market Knowledge**:awareness of trends in financial services as well as an intellectual curiosity for capital markets

**Skills that will help you in the role**:

- Post Graduate, ideally with an MBA Degree from top tier institutions
- 3-6 years of relevant experience in either:

- Top tier Strategy Consulting Firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Strategy&)
- Strategy divisions of Management Consulting Firm (Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, EY, KPMG)
- Relevant team (Group Strategy or Investment Banking) in a bulge bracket bank (JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BoAML, CITI, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, UBS, HSBC, BNP, Soc Gen)

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

- Knowledge of capital markets products, fintech, retail banking, payments and wealth management.
- Familiarity with emerging trends and disruptive business models in financial markets.

**Where will you be working?**

Mumb