Director, Operational Risk and NAPA Risk Oversight

Overall purpose of role

This is a pivotal Director role for Operational Risk and Risk Oversight, NAPA (New and Amended Product Approval) Services. Require a dynamic champion and engaging leader for the newly created ORRO TC, leading NAPA team to front run strategies and Business Requirements and support peers and stakeholders and emulate the Barclays Values and Mindset.

The core purpose of the role is to

• Lead technical functional review activity on the due diligence performed by Functions on proposals during the NAPA and Product Review process (whilst review is in flight).
• Partner with Business and Functions head to deliver the NAPA pipeline in line with Barclays Strategy and Commercial viability.
• Lead the strategic agenda, host committee meetings.
• Drive cultural change through superior employee engagement.

To succeed in this role, you will have subject matter expertise in most of the following disciplines :

Key Accountabilities

As a member of the NAPA Services (New and Amended Product Approval) team, you are expected to be a trusted advisor to the Group Head of NAPA Services and work in partnership collaboratively and productively with your fellow peers, colleagues across the NAPA and Product Review community and stakeholders to manage the NAPA and Product Review processes, and Product Register. You will have significant exposure to senior management across the bank.

You will be the key person of escalation for all aspects of this remit, and escalate, as required, to Group Head of NAPA Services

You will be actively engaged and closely managing the team to support you in delivering activities, with specific focus on :

And with this in-depth visibility, you will work with peers across NAPA and PD&R to :

This role will enable NAPA Services to support the continued enhancement and effective operation of the NAPA and Product Review processes across the Group

Engagement

In-depth visibility, you will work with peers across NAPA and PD&R to :

This role will enable Operational Risk & Risk Oversight team to support the continued enhancement and effective operation of the NAPA and PD&R processes across the Group

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

Candidate should develop, through fluid engagement, strong working relationships with multiple senior stakeholders across Business, NAPA and Product Review Teams, Compliance, Operational Risk and the wider Risk Function, as well as the business and other Functions, such as Tech.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

You Will Need

Risk and Control Objective

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. Take full ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do in consideration of Consistently Excellent lens

Essential Skills / Basic Qualifications

Desirable Skills / Preferred Qualifications

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

Director Expectations

All Senior 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.

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.

Skills Required

Compliance, Legal, Operational Risk, Finance, control framework , Quality Assurance