Tech Lead Central Risk Book - VP

Barclays; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Tech Lead for the Central Risk Book, VP level, to drive development of critical risk platforms that underpin strategy, resilience and regulatory excellence. You will shape technical direction and mentor teams while partnering with traders, quants and stakeholders across global risk governance.

This high-impact role sits at the intersection of technology and front-office risk. The role requires leadership in designing scalable Java applications, leveraging AI-assisted coding

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-performance Java applications in a financial services setting.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams including traders and quants.
• Mentor engineers, review code, and promote best practices in design and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to deliver scalable risk platforms supporting strategic planning.
• Drive technical direction, oversee long-running projects, and balance short/long-term goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Enforce standards, peer reviews, and testing to ensure quality and resilience.

Skills

High-performance Java apps

AI-assisted coding tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship & code reviews

Strategic technical direction

Risk governance

Scalable system design

Tools

Java ecosystem

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Tech Lead Central Risk Book - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will drive the development of critical risk platforms that underpin strategic planning across the organization, directly contributing to Barclays’ resilience, regulatory excellence, and growth ambitions. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovative technology and front-office risk governance, collaborating with talented global teams to solve intricate business tasks at scale. If you are passionate about innovation, strategic influence, and making a measurable impact in a world-class financial institution, this is your chance to shape the future of risk technology at Barclays.

To be successful as a Tech Lead Central Risk Book - VP, you should:

• Demonstrate experience in designing and implementing high-performance, scalable Java applications leveraging AI-assisted agentic coding tools, with considerable knowledge of industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and secure coding practices
• Support cross-functional collaboration with traders, quants, and business stakeholders to define requirements, devise solution strategies, and deliver business-aligned technology solutions
• Ensure and develop software developers while fostering a culture of technical excellence, code quality, and knowledge sharing through mentorship and code reviews
• Drive strategic technical direction and oversee long running projects, making recommendations for change while balancing short and long-term goals
• Apply sophisticated evaluative thinking to solve multi-dimensional problems, assess and mitigate risks, and make strategic choices that impact long-term outcomes

Other highly valued skills include:

• Experience with real-time risk and PnL component and integration with quantitative libraries in financial services environments
• Validated ability to provide second-level application support and work directly with trading desks on revenue-generating business projects
• Ample influencing and negotiating skills to build trusting partnerships with internal and external stakeholders across the enterprise
• Demonstrated experience of staying current with industry technology trends and actively contributing to organizational technology communities
• Demonstrated influence behaviors aligned with listening authentically, energizing teams, aligning across the enterprise, and developing others while upholding organizational values

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 our New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $170,000
Maximum Salary: $230,000

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

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

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.