Head of Data Governance Transformation Job at Barclays (Northampton)

Job Description

A career in Data & Analytics at Barclays is a hub for top talent, from beginners to experts, fostering innovation and excellence. You'll drive business strategy, leverage data potential, and enhance the experience of millions of customers in today’s data-driven world.

Job Responsibility

Drive a culture of data controls by design across our priority customer journeys
Provides trustworthy, accessible data needed for new technologies (AI, cloud) and system modernizations
Moves governance from a compliance and defence approach to an engine for innovation by making data reliable for analytics and decision-making
Drives a culture of data accountability and stewardship, ensuring everyone understands their role in managing data
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

Requirements

Partnership with the local business unit to ensure successful implementation of data & records governance frameworks
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
To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division
Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard
Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive

What we offer

Hybrid working
Structured approach to hybrid working
Supportive and inclusive culture and environment
Focus on wellbeing
Big opportunities
The workplace of the future
Be you. Be valued. Belong.
Celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings
Incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience
Chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues
Encouragement to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career

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