AVP - COO CoS

Barclays; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading bank in Mumbai is hiring an Assistant Vice President to support senior executives in navigating complex challenges and driving strategic initiatives. The role involves managing key projects, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring effective coordination across departments. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in risk management. This full-time position offers an opportunity to influence decision-making at a senior level while being part of a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic support to senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects effectively.
• Strong understanding of operational efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic support to senior executives to help navigate challenges.
• Manage colleague engagement planning across departments.
• Monitor progress of strategic initiatives and projects.
• Conduct financial analysis and assist in budget management.
• Support senior leadership in resourcing and talent development.

Skills

Strategic support to senior executives

Management of key projects

Improvement of operational efficiency

Performance reporting

Risk and control oversight

Governance framework implementation

Senior stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Collaborative problem-solving

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Excel with VBA

Qlikview

Tableau

Job description

Role Overview

Join us as an “AVP – COO CoS” at Barclays, to enable the success of senior executives by helping navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions, and deliver against their strategic objectives. This role provides the opportunity to make a strong immediate contribution for applicants who are proactive, tenacious, and eager to learn.

Basic / Essential Qualifications

• Strategic support to senior executives, such as the CEO or other top-level leaders including assistance in the development and execution of in‑year and multi‑year business strategy, research, and analysis to support decision‑making and act as delegate for the senior executive in specific situations.
• Management of key projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of senior executives, ensuring strategic projects are on track, monitoring of progress, and provision of regular updates to the executive team.
• Improvement of operational efficiency, alongside functional partners, within the organisation including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of consistently excellent 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. Analyse and draw insight to drive performance. Involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including assistance in financial planning, forecasting, cost management, and monitoring of financial performance against targets.
• Support to senior leadership to ensure appropriate resourcing across the business/function including planning and forecasting, partnering with HR to drive talent development and succession planning including the identification of high‑potential employees, provision of mentorship and guidance, and support to leadership development and diversity initiatives.
• Support to the senior executive with risk and control oversight, escalation, crisis management and risk mitigation, support the development of contingency plans, coordination of responses to emergencies, and ensure business continuity.
• Implementation of a robust governance framework which supports the board of directors, executive forums and governance committees through the preparation of board materials, organisation of meetings, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Management of colleague engagement planning in line with the strategic direction, managing communication channels and ensuring effective coordination across different departments and teams.

Desirable Skillsets / Good to Have

• 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 practices (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.
• Experience in consulting / Investment Banking COO or Ops & Tech / Business Strategy / Chief of Staff experience.
• Expert in PowerPoint presentations, writing reports & designing storyboards.
• Ability to analyse business performance in a multi‑faceted manner, not limited to, financial performance, technological platform, infrastructure, talent & footprint (geographical and product).
• Experience of analysing competitor benchmarking results and providing actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills (oral/written) for writing briefing notes and talking points.
• Good at senior stakeholder engagement to communicate progress on deliverables.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good Strong MS Excel knowledge including VBA.
• Aptitude for self‑learning – Should be able to demonstrate a self‑starting attitude.
• Proactive nature. Should be able to take decisions, provide recommendations & support those.
• Programming skills / exposure to Qlikview and Tableau.

This role will be based out of Mumbai.

Purpose of the Role

To enable the success of senior executives by helping navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions and deliver against their strategic objectives.

Accountabilities

• Strategic support to senior executives, such as the CEO or other top‑level leaders including assistance in the development and execution of in‑year and multi‑year business strategy, research, and analysis to support decision‑making and act as delegate for the senior executive in specific situations.
• Management of colleague engagement planning in line with the strategic direction, managing communication channels and ensuring effective coordination across different departments and teams.
• Management of key projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of senior executives, ensuring strategic projects are on track, monitoring of progress, and provision of regular updates to the executive team.
• Improvement of operational efficiency, alongside functional partners, within the organisation including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of consistently excellent 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. Analyse and draw insight to drive performance. Involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including assistance in financial planning, forecasting, cost management and monitoring of financial performance against targets.
• Support to senior leadership to ensure appropriate resourcing across the business/function including planning and forecasting, partnering with HR to drive talent development and succession planning including the identification of high‑potential employees, provision of mentorship and guidance, and support to leadership development and diversity initiatives.
• Support to the senior executive with risk and control oversight, escalation, crisis management and risk mitigation, support the development of contingency plans, coordination of responses to emergencies, and ensure business continuity.
• Implementation of a robust governance framework which supports the board of directors, executive forums and governance committees through the preparation of board materials, organisation of meetings, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

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. 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 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 practices (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.

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.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Banking and Financial Services

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