Vice President – Data & Records Business Partner

Step into the role of a Vice President-Data and Records Business Partner to enable effective data governance, risk management, and compliance within the bank. You will be acting as a liaison between business units and the Data & Records Management (DRM) function, translating business needs into actionable strategies and ensuring efficient implementation of DRM and maintaining compliance with Group Data & Record Management Standards (GDMS). You will do this by setting the agenda and driving the BU/Fn Data Council effectively as per the GDMS, covering various aspect of Data & Record Management by driving the Critical Data Element (CDE) Identification owing to functional changes in the concerned system applications and database, addition of new In Scope report, downstream request or any other self-identified event.

To be successful as a Vice President-Data and Records Business Partner, you should have the following skillsets:

• Experience in data management, governance including records management and ability to review business processes from data lens and identify critical upstream and downstream components especially in financial services organization.

• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality & controls, data lineage and reference data/metadata management including relevant policies and frameworks.

• Ability to analyze, interpret and work robustly with stakeholders to identify data quality issues and develop proposed solutions and managing stakeholders across geographies & cultures, including presenting to senior leaders, supporting and providing robust challenge where appropriate.

• Excellent problem-solving skill sets, think strategically and convey an understanding of big picture to senior management.

• A clear understanding of the elements of an effective control environment, enterprise risk management framework, operational risk or other principal risk frameworks, including understanding of second and third line functions and impact across people, process and technology.

• Strong understanding and practical exposure to application of BCBS 239 principles and related frameworks.

• Commercially astute, demonstrates a consultative, yet pragmatic approach with integrity to solving issues, focusing on areas of significance and value to the business.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Graduate in any discipline.

• Effective communication and presentation skills.

• Experience in data management/ data governance/ data quality controls, governance, reporting and risk management preferably in a financial services organization.

• Proficient in MS Office – PPT, Excel, Word & Visio. 

• Comprehensive understanding of Risk, Governance and Control Frameworks and Processes.

• Ability to analyze, interpret and work robustly with others to identify issues and develop proposed solutions.

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 in Noida.

Purpose of the role

To enable effective data governance, risk management, and compliance within the bank, acting as a liaison between business units and the Data & Records Management (DRM) function, translating business needs into actionable strategies and ensuring efficient implementation of DRM.  

Accountabilities

• Partnership with the local business unit to ensure successful implementation of data & records governance frameworks as appropriate to the needs of the business unit.
• Provision of guidance and support on records classification, retention, storage, retrieval and disposal to business units.
• Monitoring local data quality and records metrics and identify areas for improvement.
• Identification of opportunities for data improvement and optimisation.
• Partnership with the relevant business unit to support their data priorities and ensure appropriate decisions related to data & records are embedded in their BAU decision making and change programs.

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.