NAPA Oversight

Embark on a transformative journey as an AVP NAPA Oversight, where you will oversee the design and review of risk for Products and Services across the Bank, driving consistency of activities including risk management of Product and Services, and supporting the embedding of the Policies and Standards. The team act in a horizontal capacity for both the New and Amended Products Approval Process (NAPA) and Product Review Process.

This role will enable NAPA Services to support the continued enhancement and effective operation of the NAPA and Product Review processes across the Group. In turn, this role will provide you with significant opportunity to develop your knowledge in your area of focus as you build on your experience within the role. 

To be successful in this role as an AVP NAPA Oversight, you should possess the following skillsets:

Essential Skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Good grounding in one of the following disciplines:
  • Legal, Compliance or Regulation
  • Operations, Technology and/or Operational Risk
  • Finance and/or Treasury / Treasury Risk
• Working knowledge of Control Framework within Banking, preferably Product Governance.
• Good understanding of banking product types across retail and/or wholesale banking.
• Demonstrates strong stakeholder management.
• Pro-active ability to work independently.
• Positive and engaging attitude with strong attention to detail.
• Collaborative and adaptable with ability to work as part of a wider team.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously.
• Understanding of technology lifecycle including both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience of working on technology and business transformation projects.

Desired Skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of MiFID and other product design standards/regulations.
• Practical experience of quality assurance/audit review.
• Practical experience of Operational Risk frameworks, Conduct Risk Frameworks, Conduct Regulations, acquired within a leading bank/financial services organisation or consultancy.
• Knowledge of PD&R Policies and Standards and an understanding of how PD&R is linked with other elements of the Operational Risk Framework e.g. RCSAs.
• Exposure to the Barclays NAPA and Product Review processes.
• Experience of working in a Risk and Controls environment.
• Knowledge of Appian technology.

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.

This role is based is our Noida/Pune office.

Purpose of the role

To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.  

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
• Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
• Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.

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.