Private Banking Executive

Private Banking Executive (Middle Eastern Market) | Barclays | Geneva

We are seeking a highly motivated and client-focused Private Banking Executive to join our team in Geneva, with a focus on supporting clients from the Middle Eastern market. As a PBE, you will play a central role in assisting bankers and clients across this region. Acting as the primary point of contact, you will oversee day-to-day client interactions, manage transactional needs, and ensure exceptional service delivery to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

This role requires a professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, able to manage multiple priorities, and capable of building trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders. You will be working closely with bankers, operations, and product teams to deliver a seamless client experience, while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and operational excellence.

Previous exposure to private banking, wealth management, or financial services is essential, along with proven experience working directly with clients from the Middle East.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in private banking, wealth management, or a client-facing financial services role
• Strong client-handling skills with the ability to act as first point of contact for HNW and UHNW clients
• Proven experience working with Middle Eastern markets (e.g., Saudi clients)
• Fluency in English and French (spoken and written)
• Ability to prioritise tasks, and work effectively under pressure
• Autonomous and highly organised, with strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and oversee complex transactions end-to-end
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across teams

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of private banking products and services
• Additional language skills relevant to Middle Eastern markets (e.g., Arabic)
• Track record of supporting business development and client onboarding
• Previous experience in Geneva or familiarity with Swiss private banking practices

This role is based in Geneva.

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

Purpose of the role

To assist relationship managers to effectively manage their client portfolios and optimise the client experience. 

Accountabilities

• Maintenance of client information, management of contracts and agreements, and preparation of reports, presentations, and other materials.
• Coordination of schedules for relationship managers and clients, ensuring efficient time management and smooth communication.
• Processing of transactions, management of expense reports, and routine requests to free up the relationship manager's time for strategic activities.
• Information gathering on relevant market trends, competitor offerings, and industry news to support the relationship manager in providing informed advice and tailored solutions.
• Analysis of client data, preparation of reports on portfolio performance, and provision of insights to inform portfolio adjustments and client recommendations.
• Management of inbound and outbound communication through phone, email, and other channels, relaying important information and response to client inquiries.
• Provision of support to relationship managers with planning, tracking and the execution of complex client projects by managing timelines and resources, identifying potential issues, summarising client portfolios and proactively communicating updates and opportunities to the relationship manager.
• Support to clients with everyday product and services tasks such as deposits, withdrawals, transfers, bill payments, mobile app support as well as updating personal information, contact details and account preferences.
• Guidance to new customers through account opening procedures, explanation of account terms and conditions, and setting up of online access and other services.
• Management and maintenance of client relations by resolving various customer concerns and inquiries, including account balances, statements, transactions, fees.
• Maintenance of confidentiality and security of client data by following strict data security protocols and ethical practices.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.