Vice President - Prime Integration

Join us as a "Prime Integration Analyst" at Barclays, where you will need sound understanding of Prime services products, eye for detail and an ability to liaise with the front office desks to ensure priority for Onboarding Pipeline. The candidate will need to liaise with all levels of management across Sales/Compliance/Risk/Legal/Operations and other support areas to ensure efficient, flexible and accurate process for on boarding and clients across NY, London and Asia for Prime business.

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The role is a leadership role who is expected to manage the Mumbai Integration team and closely coordinate with the regional transition and sales teams to ensure onboarding timelines are adhered to ensure the right client experience is provided. Over the past few years the team has created its own niche brand within the business and the person joining this team has got a great ask to drive this brand further.

To be successful as a Prime Integration Analyst, you should have experience to

#1- Work as the process owner and ensure end to end management of all activities associated with the onboarding process.

#2- Develop and demonstrate strong understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the team, Prime global business and various Equity/Fixed Income, synthetics and Derivative products like Futures, Options, OTC, FX PB, various systems and Onboarding flow

#3- Track client details like stage, revenue opportunity, on boarding date etc. across businesses through inbuild systems and tools.

Some other highly valued skills include:·

#1- Support in preparing MIS required for management decision making

#2- Manage, develop and sustain effective working relations with Sales, Compliance, Risk, Legal and Static teams to ensure clients are on boarded without any road blocks

#3- Managing daily deliverables and meeting all agreed SLAs and also Ensure cross training and knowledge transfer within the team

Candidate is expected to have:

*This is a high-profile front office position which will require a high level of engagement with a variety of stakeholders across the firm, including Front Office Risk, Legal, Compliance and Sales desk across multiples businesses in New York, London and Asia

*Take ownership for all undertaken tasks in the team and suggest change to senior management for any process improvements.

*Ensure to demonstrate effectively communication and problem solving skills along with responsibility and accountability.

*Effectively manage the career aspiration of team members and keep them motivated.

*Person should understand the platforms and nuances of the applications/systems, to design new account set up work flow process in co-ordination/agreement with middle office/static teams which will ensure there are no errors and accounts are set up quickly.

*Should possess strong problem solving skills to eliminate going back and forth to the client for any additional information enhancing smooth client experience.

*Proactively provide inputs and suggestions to improve processes.

*Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

*Excellent verbal and written communication skills as the person is required to communicate with global stakeholders and management team in Investment Banking vertical. Ability to clearly articulate complicated issues to management and other impacted areas and ensure timely resolution of issues and breaches.

*Experience in Banking/Finance industry and Comprehensive knowledge of the financial products across business (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives)

*Strong eye for detail as the person is expected to set up client account data across various trading and reporting systems.

*Flexible in work long hours when required and aptitude for self learning and ability to cope well under pressure and meet deadlines

*Ambitious and Proactive in nature, should be able to take quick decisions and be an excellent Team player

*Advanced Excel (Pivot tables, Macros), MS Office skills and inclination to understand and work with IT teams who will help automation of existing process.

*Well organized with good time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize tasks. Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly in a highly pressurized environment.

*Understanding of onboarding process will be an added advantage.

*The person needs to have a proven record of willingness to take ownership and responsibility.

*Front Office Support / client service experience, ideally on prime brokerage, cleared OTC FX, Rates and CDS and other Derivatives.

This role will be based out of Mumbai.

Purpose of the role

To maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our trading desks, providing operational support and expertise to traders, sales professionals, and other key stakeholders, helping them maximize their productivity and minimize disruptions and handling administrative tasks, and providing market information and research. 

Accountabilities

• Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
• Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
• Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

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 escalate 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.