Data & Records Business Partner

Pune, Maharashtra

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Date live: Jul. 02, 2026

Business Area: Customer Digital and Data

Area of Expertise: Data & Analytics

Reference Code: JR-0000094454

Contract: Permanent

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Join us as a " Data & Records Business Partner " at Barclays. Step into the role of a Data and Records Governance, where you will work to ensure Data and Records Management Standards are being managed and governed across the UK business. Working across business and customer journeys to understand, assess and capture the various data points, the risks associated with them and elicit controls requirements. You will be working alongside Business subject matter experts, Operations, Architects and Technology. Combining business knowledge with a high capacity for analysing data. If you are an experienced data practitioner who is passionate about discovering new data findings and driving change, this is a perfect role for you.

To be successful as Data & Records Business Partner, you would have to implement data governance process and procedures, ensuring that data is reliable and trustworthy, then extract actionable insights from it to help the organisation improve its operation, and optimise resources.

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.

Essential Skills:

Data & Records governance, data controls, data lineage and associated methodologies.
Understanding of data products, cloud and data warehouses
Business Domain (Retail or Banking) and Regulatory reporting experience.
Working in a regulated environment and solid understanding of data and control risk management.
Development and maintenance of data lineage, data quality, dashboards and reports to track progress and communicate data quality performance.
Analysis and evaluation of data and trends and perform root cause analysis to clearly articulate the problem.
Development and implementation of thematic data quality strategies and policies aligned with the bank's overall data governance framework.

Triage, prioritization and determination of criticality of data points managing associated risks, issues and dependencies, driving management and facilitation of issue remediation and return to green plans.

Definition of requirements and specifications for proposed data remediation efforts to meet regulatory commitments, risk controls and business objectives.

Recommendation and implementation of data quality improvement technologies and tools, including use of machine learning.

Preferred Skills:

Understanding of different technologies around the execution of data control.
Ability to proactively drive change.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills to be able to maintain collaborative working relationships with key senior stakeholders.
Experience of working in multiple large teams delivering complex services involving the highest standards of resilience, risk and governance controls.
Proficiency in data analytics and insight generation to derive actionable insights from data.

The role is based out Pune office.

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.

Analyst Expectations

To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
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.