Collateral Management Vice President - Prime Margin

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Paid leave

Job summary

Barclays in Whippany, NJ, seeks a Collateral Management Vice President - Prime Margin to lead a critical function, protect the firm, and shape the Prime Brokerage margin operating model. The role drives risk controls, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Front Office, Risk, Credit, Product, Technology and Operations.

The candidate will manage teams, lead change initiatives, and deliver a superior client experience while focusing on operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of Prime Brokerage, Collateral Management, Margin or Global Markets Operations.
• Demonstrated people management capabilities with the ability to manage teams, problematic issues, and senior-level escalations.
• Well-developed risk and control mindset, with experience strengthening processes and delivering sustainable solutions.
• The ability to influence and build relationships across Front Office, Risk, Credit, Product, Technology and Operations.
• A history of successfully driving change, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new processes and procedures through monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrics.
• Management of operations for a business area and promotion of efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to support business operations and align with objectives and SLAs.
• Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve delivery quality.
• Management and development of KPIs to measure effectiveness and leverage data/tech for improvements.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience.
• Fostering a safe environment for colleagues to speak up and ensuring the people agenda stays focused on the right areas.
• Management of attrition with HR to implement retention initiatives.

Skills

Prime Brokerage knowledge

Collateral Management

Margin operations

People management

Risk & controls mindset

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Collateral Management Vice President - Prime Margin. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. You will play a key leadership role in protecting the firm, delivering a noteworthy client experience, and shaping the future of our Prime Brokerage margin operating model. This is an opportunity to lead a critical function while driving improvements across risk, controls, technology, and operational efficiency.

To be successful in your role as a Collateral Management Vice President - Prime Margin, you should have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of Prime Brokerage, Collateral Management, Margin or Global Markets Operations
• Demonstrated people management capabilities with the ability to manage teams, problematic issues, and senior-level escalations
• Well-developed risk and control mindset, with experience strengthening processes and delivering sustainable solutions
• The ability to influence and build relationships across Front Office, Risk, Credit, Product, Technology and Operations
• A history of successfully driving change, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement

Other Highly Valued Skills Include

• Considerable strategic, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presence
• Commercial mindset with a focus on client experience and operational excellence

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, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in Whippany, NJ.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

Minimum Salary: $140,000.00

Maximum Salary: $195,000.00

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To manage operations within a business area and maintain processes, risk management initiatives and compliance with relevant regulators.

Accountabilities

• Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new process and procedures through the monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrices.
• Management of operations for a business area and promote efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives to support the bank's operations.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders (including business leaders, project manager and SMEs) and external stakeholders (including vendors and service providers) to support business operations and promote alignment with the bank's objectives and SLAs.
• Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve colleagues' delivery quality.
• Management and development of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operation functions, utilising data and technology to support the identification of areas that require improvement.
• Compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience.
• Creation of a safe environment for colleagues to speak up, actively and regularly encourage and solicit feedback to ensure people agenda remains focused on the right areas.
• Management of attrition by working closely with HR in implementing retention initiatives for work force.

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 elevate 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.