Sustainable Finance Business Manager - Strategy

Barclays UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Business Manager in Sustainable Finance to support the Global Head with strategy development and project management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Sustainable Finance, excellent organizational and communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to strategic initiatives within the Investment Banking sector, based in Canary Wharf.

Qualifications

• Highly organized and able to manage several high priority work streams.
• Experience in Sustainable Finance or ESG products with a passion for the field.
• Demonstrated communication skills in producing executive-level materials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to develop business strategies aligned with goals.
• Manage strategic initiatives and improve operational efficiency.
• Support business heads in hiring and workforce planning.

Skills

Organizational skills

Experience in Sustainable Finance

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Job description

Overview

Join us at Barclays as a Business Manager in Sustainable Finance with a direct focus on strategy. You will be a key part of the Investment Banking Sustainable Finance Business Management team supporting the Global Head of Sustainable Finance to coordinate and support the development of the global strategy and key execution priorities for the Investment Bank. This will include preparing high quality executive level internal and external briefings. Additionally, you will manage cross-team collaboration to ensure the strategic objectives of the business area are met. In doing so, you will provide data led insights to aid these strategic decisions and act as a key entry point into the Sustainable Finance Management team for other central stakeholders across the Investment Bank.

To be successful as a Business Manager you should:

• Be highly organised and able to work independently with the ability to successfully manage several high priority work streams simultaneously
• Have experience of Sustainable Finance or ESG products, regulations and transactions and a passion for Sustainable Finance
• Demonstrate considerable communication skills, both verbally and written; good track-record of producing executive level written materials
• Show the ability to navigate complexity including articulating and breaking down multi-layered problems and delivering practical solutions or key messages succinctly

Other skills you will find helpful in role include:

• Be analytical and comfortable working with financial information/models, with the highest level of integrity, trust and confidentiality
• Ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, organisations and clients
• A high degree of personal drive with the motivation to succeed
• Knowledge of Barclays’ ESG and sustainability standards, frameworks and processes as well as of the IB’s strategy

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.

You will be based out of our Canary Wharf, London office.

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.