Deliver exceptional sales and business performance by acquiring, developing and maintaining highly proactive, long term client relationships. Protect Barclays reputation through sound risk decisions by managing client group within their risk profile and appropriate regulatory framework.

Accountabilities

• Manage and grow client relationships and acquire new clients - identifying and managing solutions to meet a wide range of client needs

• Establish a sound understanding of the strategy of the clients in their portfolio through regular proactive contact, responding to client / prospect queries and requests and identifying opportunities that will deliver long term commercial reward  

• Manage operational, reputational, financial crime and credit risk for the portfolio to avoid exposing Barclays to undue risk

• Ensure 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

• Service/group relationships - referrals to group colleagues

Director Expectations

• To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..

• They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..

• Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.

• Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.

• Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.

• Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.

• Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.

• Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.

• Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.

• Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.

• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.

• Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.

• Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior 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.

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.