Join us as a Business Manager at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as a Business Manager, you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

Experience in a Business Management function with an excellent understanding of working with leaders on a day-to-day basis.Workforce Planning and Management.Supplier Management: To work with finance and business to provide oversight on all spend requests.Hiring and Recruitment Management.Governance & Control.Provide support in the adherence of the day to day agenda, strategic and ad-hoc assignmentsProvide commercial insights of Workforce MI against plan and tracking against Location and WF StrategySupport to capacity creation plans / targets / trackingExperience in operating in a multi-geographic, matrix organization a plus, with proven ability to balance commercial, client, and regulatory needs across businesses and geographies.Attention to detail and strong organizational skills a must.Degree qualification or equivalent experience required.Strong analytical skills, Ability to simplify complexity.Knowledge on Tableau & Alteryx will be added advantage.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to balance multiple critical requests from various stakeholders - driving and execute deliverables in short time frames and work with limited supervision to thrive in a challenging and ever-changing environment.Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels and geographies of the organization.Strong Communication skills across a variety of forums and mediums.  Proven ability to distil information into key messages and deliver succinctly according to audience.Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution.

This role will be based out of Noida.

Purpose of the role

To provide operating and administrative support to senior leaders, simultaneously shaping and executing long-term strategic change, whilst helping to navigate complex challenges in the performance of their roles

Accountabilities

Implementation of Target Operating Model, business development, and financial and non-financial resource allocation, providing strategic insight and thought leadership.Strategic support to and oversight of demand pipeline and the book of work, including assistance in the development and execution of strategic initiatives, projects, research, and analysis to support decision-making.Support to and guidance for operational efficiency and colleague/customer/client experience within the organisation, including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of best practices to enhance productivity, effectiveness and experience.Management of of people plan, 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.Communication with internal and external stakeholders, management of communication channels and ensuring effective coordination across different departments and teams.Participation in compliance activities such as SMR and other regulatory registrations/certifications, as well as support for crisis management and risk mitigation, including the development of contingency plans, coordination of responses to emergencies, and business continuity.Management of all organisational/team requirements relating to technology, real estate, people and communications in conjunction with relevant partners across the firm.Enablement of oversight of risk management and compliance with internal and external requirements, including internal Governance on critical control activities in partnership with the CCO team, such as Records Inventory and RCSAs.Cost control and workforce management of the Business/Function, including involvement in financial analysis and planning, forecasting, and monitoring of financial performance against targets.

Analyst Expectations

Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.Partner with other functions and business areas.Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.