Reference Data

Job Title: Reference Data
- AVP
Location: Pune

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

Hybrid Working

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Introduction:
Reference Data AVP roles is responsible for management of daily production activities within reference data operations team and also provide controls oversight for managed services.

What will you be doing?
- Key specific accountabilities.
- The role holder will ensure all processes have appropriate and consistent measures in place and that all Key Risk and Quality Indicators evolve in line with the growth of the business. They will implement productivity measures and set benchmarks, appropriate to the team’s knowledge and capability, and ensure that all service level agreements are maintained or improved upon. They will ensure robust quality measures are in place.
- The role holder will be responsible for the identification and implementation of continued process enhancements designed to streamline all similar functions, eliminating duplication, highlighting and reinforcing best practice and ensuring consistent measurements and service delivery.
- Sets stretching objectives for self and team and delivers against those objectives. Leads, motivates, and develops team to create a high performance culture and enhances the knowledge base, skills, talent and capability within the teams.
- Communicates progress against plans, achievements, and challenges and encourages feedback. Ensures that the teams have the correct training and tools to undertake their duties to the highest standards, delivering a world class service to Barclay’s clients.
- Stakeholder management and leadership.
- The role holder will manage relationships with key stakeholders from both Infrastructure and the Front Office to ensure a seamless and excellent customer service, always ensuring delivery of key service metrics and constantly developing performance.
- Decision making and problem solving.

What we’re looking for:

- Educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent supplemented by relevant professional experience within the financial services industry including industry recognised qualifications.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant markets operations experience gained in a similar organisation, global market data vendor or third party vendor supporting a similar process. (Instruments reference data, Pricing data)
- Demonstrate experience of managing small teams in a Financial Services organisation with good leadership skills
- A detailed understanding of security asset attributes (eg. equity, fixed income, structured products, funds, and derivatives) and financial products.
- Advanced MS Excel and MS Office skills with an advanced understanding of databases and data analysis tools.
- This role is for PUNE and US shift

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent industry experience
- Must possess knowledge of Data Vendor such as Bloomberg, IDC, Reuters & Telekurs
- Knowledge on Instruments reference data, Pricing data
- External certification, PMP, Lean Six Sigma

Where will you be working?
Pune

Be More at Barclays
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

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