Vice President Asset Servicing Oversight

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Vice President Expectations

• To 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..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within 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.

Step into a role of Vice President Asset Servicing Oversight where you will drive transformative change initiatives across the Asset Servicing landscape. We are seeking a VP with deep end-to-end knowledge of corporate actions, income, proxy and other Asset Servicing processes, combined with strong experience partnering with technology to design, enhance and implement strategic platform capabilities. The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert, able to translate complex operational workflows into clear, structed requirements, ensuring the successful delivery of scalable solutions that support business growth and regulatory demands

You may be assessed on key responsibilities relevant for success in role such as:

• Lead end-to-end change initiative across Asset Servicing, from requirements definition to implementation, ensuring alignment with global operating models

• Map and articulate detailed process flows for multiple event types (MCA, VCA , income, proxy) ensuring these are clearly understood by both business and technology stakeholders.

• Provide strong SME guidance during architecture discussions, grooming sessions, solution walkthroughs and testing cycles.

• Partner with global operations, product, controls and technology team to ensure change delivery meets business needs, regulatory expectations and operational risk standards.

• Drive optimisation and automation opportunities, enhancing STP, reducing risk and strengthening control framework.

• Ensure high quality documentation, including BRD's, functional flows, user stories, acceptance criteria and sign off packages.

• Represent Asset Servicing change in senior stakeholder forums, communicating program updates, risks, and delivery timelines.

Desirable skill sets:

• 10-12+ years of experience in Asset Servicing, with significant exposure to transformation, change delivery or business analyst roles.

• Strong end to end understanding of global Asset Servicing processes, market practices and lifecycle events across multiple regions.

• Proven experience working with technology teams to define system logic, event flows, data models and exception pathways.

• Ability to translate operational challenges into structured requirements and communicate with them effectively to developers, architects and senior stakeholders.

• Experience with agile delivery, backlog management, user story creation and test planning.

• Analytical mindset with high attention to detail, able to identify gaps and propose effective solutions.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and navigate across global teams.

• Ability to work independently, lead workshops, facilitate discussions and guide BA's and SME where required.

You may be assessed on key essential skills relevant to succeed in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. 

This role is based out of Chennai.