Corporate Strategy VP

Barclays UK; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Corporate Strategy VP in New York. The role involves advising senior executives on strategic business opportunities and challenges, managing project lifecycles, and developing impactful presentations. Ideal candidates will have strong investment banking experience, financial modeling skills, and exceptional communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in investment banking with financial modeling and strategic advisory.
• Ability to create impactful executive presentations.
• Experience managing project lifecycles from planning to analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice to support decision-making on business challenges.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to optimize bank operations.
• Manage transactions, negotiations, and client relationships.

Skills

Financial modeling

Strategic advisory

Executive presentations

Creative problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

Embark on a journey as a Corporate Strategy VP at Barclays. In this role, you will provide advice to the bank's Group Executives and Board on urgent business opportunities and challenges. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to solve complex issues by developing project approaches, frameworks, conducting analyses, and identifying industry trends.

To succeed as a Corporate Strategy VP, you should have experience with:

• Financial modeling, valuation, and strategic advisory, gained through investment banking experience
• Creating and delivering clear, impactful executive presentations that translate complex data into strategic insights
• Managing entire project lifecycles from planning to post-implementation analysis

Additional valued skills include:

• Influencing skills to drive alignment across teams without direct authority
• Creative problem-solving with a track record of generating strategic insights
• Exceptional communication skills tailored to diverse audiences and decision-makers

The role may assess skills in risk management, change management, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technological expertise, and technical job-specific skills.

This position is located in New York, NY.

Salary Range: $180,000 - $210,000 (base salary only, excluding other benefits)

Purpose of the role

Provide independent, balanced advice to senior stakeholders through problem-solving and decision-making practices.

Accountabilities

• Provide strategic advice to support decision-making on business challenges and opportunities
• Develop and implement strategic advisory initiatives to grow and optimize bank operations through research and analysis
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify strategic directions aligning with client and investor needs
• Build financial models supporting strategic recommendations and transactions
• Manage transactions, negotiations, and integration post-transaction
• Maintain and develop client relationships to identify new opportunities
• Identify industry trends, conduct benchmarking, and attend conferences for ongoing market research

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, requirements, and recommendations for change; manage resources, budgets, and policies
• If managing a team, define roles, plan for future needs, counsel employees, and lead specialists to influence operations
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop
• As an individual contributor, serve as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, and mentor others
• Advise stakeholders on functional and cross-functional impacts
• Manage risks and strengthen controls
• Understand organizational functions to support business goals
• Collaborate across areas to stay aligned with business strategies
• Develop solutions through sophisticated analysis and research
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to achieve objectives

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, Drive.