Derivative Confirmations Manager (Operations)

3761 Barclays - BX - UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Glasgow is seeking a Derivative Confirmations Manager to lead a small specialist team responsible for end-to-end confirmations across derivative products, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

You will drive regulatory compliance, strengthen risk controls, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver reliable processing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in derivative confirmations across asset classes.
• Prior managerial or leadership experience in small teams.
• Excellent understanding of regulatory frameworks and operational risk controls.
• Exceptional attention to detail under tight deadlines.
• Assessment on risk & controls, change and transformation, business acumen, digital and technology, and job-specific skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small specialist team overseeing end-to-end derivative confirmations across a range of products.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and regulatory compliance in the confirmations process.
• Contribute to risk and controls, change and transformation initiatives and collaborate with stakeholders.

Skills

Derivative confirmations

Leadership experience

Regulatory knowledge

Attention to detail

Risk & controls

Job description

Job Description

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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes 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. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Leadership Behaviours

• L – Listen and be authentic
• E – Energise and inspire
• A – Align across the enterprise
• D – Develop others

Barclays Values and Mindset

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.

Derivative Confirmations Manager

Barclays is seeking a highly detail-oriented and experienced Derivative Confirmations Manager to lead a small, specialist team within our operations function. This is a key role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end confirmations process across a range of derivative products, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full regulatory compliance.

To be successful as a Derivative Confirmations Manager, you should have:

• Previous experience in derivative confirmations across asset classes
• Prior managerial or leadership experience, ideally within a small team environment
• Excellent understanding of regulatory frameworks and operational risk controls
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to work under tight deadlines

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

• risk and controls
• change and transformation
• business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology
• job‑specific technical skills

This role will be located at our Glasgow office. This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks. This role is regulated by FCA.

Our Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.