Loan IQ - Data Migration Lead

Barclays Bank US; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Bank US in Wilmington, DE seeks a Loan IQ - Data Migration Lead to steer complex data migration within syndicated lending platforms. You will partner with Operations, Technology, Front Office, Risk, and Compliance to ensure seamless delivery against timelines and budgets.

Focused on delivering individual projects with clear scope and measurable outcomes, this role blends strategic planning with hands-on project management.

Qualifications

• Experience with syndicated loan lifecycle, deal setup, servicing and agency responsibilities.
• Proven ability to support detailed transformation programs from inception to implementation.
• Partner with Operations, Technology, Front Office, Risk and Compliance to drive improvements.
• Identify operational efficiencies and manage change in lending/financial services.

Responsibilities

• Scope Management: manage a single project with defined objectives, deadlines and deliverables.
• Strategic Focus: day-to-day resource and schedule management for the project.
• Time Horizon: operate with a defined start and end date for the project.
• Stakeholder Management: ensure clear communication with project stakeholders.
• Risk and Issue Management: mitigate project risks within scope.
• Resource Management: ensure the project team has needed skills and tools.
• Financial Management: manage the project budget within constraints.
• Metrics: measure success by timely delivery within scope, time and budget.
• Change Management: handle scope/timeline/resource adjusments for the project.

Skills

Syndicated Lending

Transformation Programs

Cross-functional Collaboration

Process Improvement

Tools

ACBS

LIQ

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Loan IQ - Data Migration Lead. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. By joining us, you'll become part of a collaborative and inclusive environment where your contributions are recognized and celebrated. Let's work together to create a brighter future for banking and pave the way for transformative growth.

To be successful in this role you should have experience with:

• Syndicated Lending: Knowledge of the syndicated loan lifecycle, including deal setup, servicing, agency responsibilities, and operational processes
• Supporting highly detailed business, operational, or technology transformation programs from inception through implementation, ensuring delivery against timelines and goals
• Partnering with Operations, Technology, Front Office, Risk, and Compliance teams to drive strategies and process improvements.
• Process Improvement and Transformation Experience: identifying operational efficiencies, implementing scalable solutions, and managing change within a lending or financial services environment.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Knowledge of ACBS and familiarity with ACBS loan accounting and servicing platforms, including facility and deal management processes in the Agency and Participation space
• Knowledge of LIQ and using LIQ for syndicated loan servicing, trade settlement, and loan operations activities

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 Wilmington, DE.

Purpose of the role

Focused on delivering individual projects, ensuring completion within scope, time, and budget with a more immediate focus.

Accountabilities

• Scope Management: Manages a single project with specific, defined objectives, deadlines, and deliverables. Their focus is on completing the project on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Strategic Focus: Operates more tactically, focusing on day-to-day management of resources, schedules, and deliverables for their individual project.
• Time Horizon: Works with a shorter, more defined timeframe as projects have a set beginning and end.
• Stakeholder Management: Primarily manages stakeholders related to their specific project, ensuring communication and expectations are clear for the project’s deliverables.
• Risk and Issue Management: Focuses on risks and issues specific to their project and works to mitigate them within the project’s scope.
• Resource Management: Manages resources for their individual project, ensuring that the project team has the necessary skills, tools, and time to complete the work.
• Financial Management: Focuses on managing the budget of their specific project, ensuring it is completed within the financial constraints.
• Metrics: Measures success based on the timely completion of project deliverables within scope, time, and budget.
• Change Management: Manages changes that directly impact their specific project, including scope changes, timelines, or resource allocation adjustments.

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.