Investment Banking Vice President, COO Office

Barclays UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an experienced Investment Banking VP to join the COO Office. In this high-impact role, you will drive enterprise-wide transformation by delivering innovative technology solutions, managing market data activities, and enhancing operational efficiency. Our ideal candidate has a strong background in strategy and management consulting or investment banking, experience with senior stakeholders, and a proven ability to manage complex projects under tight deadlines. This position offers significant visibility and the chance to shape how the investment bank serves its clients.

Benefits

Innovative working environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy and management consulting or investment banking.
• Understanding of risk management principles and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to develop business strategies.
• Manage and coordinate strategic initiatives and projects.
• Improve operational efficiency and streamline processes.

Skills

Strategy, management consulting

Investment banking

Core banking principles

Engaging with senior stakeholders

Analytical requirements identification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as an Investment Banking VP, COO Office. At Barclays, our vision is to redefine the future of banking by delivering innovative, scalable solutions that enable our bankers to perform at their best. As part of the Investment Banking COO team, you will drive enterprise-wide transformation by delivering seamless technology solutions, automating manual processes, and shaping a more cost effective and resilient operating model, with a good focus on improving end-to-end Banker Experience. You will oversee the delivery of operational and technology services to Global Investment Banking, drive change and simplify how the business operates, and have responsibility for Market Data activity, including optimization and vendor management. This high impact role offers significant visibility and the opportunity to directly influence how the investment bank operates at scale and serves its clients.

To be successful as an Investment Banking VP, COO Office, you should have experience with:

• Strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or strategy roles within a leading financial institution

• Core banking and financial services performance drivers, risk management principles, and regulatory frameworks

• Supporting multi-layered projects, managing multiple workstreams, and delivering high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines

• Engaging, influencing, and collaborating with senior stakeholders, including Managing Director–level audiences

• Operating effectively in fast-paced, high-expectation environments

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Independently identifying analytical requirements and translating findings into clear, actionable insights

• Advanced Excel-based modelling and analysis with the ability to produce clear, impactful PowerPoint presentations for senior stakeholders

• Understanding of market data and its application within an investment banking context

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

The location of your role is London

Purpose of the role

To enable the success of senior executives by helping executives navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions, and achieve their goals.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with business and senior leadership to develop and implement business strategies that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Liaison between different business units and functions, fostering communication and collaboration.
• Management and coordination of strategic initiatives, projects, and change management efforts to optimize business processes and strengthen the control environment.
• Improvement of operational efficiency within the organisation including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of best practices to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
• Development of performance reporting for key metrics that reinforce the strategic objectives of the division and support the external commitments made. Involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including assistance in financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring of financial performance against targets.
• Support to business heads in partnership with HR on hiring, workforce planning, joiner/mover/leaver actions.

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.