AVP - Derivatives Middle Office

Overview

Job Description Purpose of the role:
To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution.

Accountabilities:
Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. Collaborate with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes. Identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations in operational processes. Develop and implement operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency. Develop reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.

Identify industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations. Participate in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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 or 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.

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:

• L
  - Listen and be authentic
• E
  - Energise and inspire
• A
  - Align across the enterprise
• D
  - Develop others

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.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an Investment Bank Middle Office FX Corp Sales Assistant, supporting the FX Corp Sales desks across FX Cash, FX Options, IRD, Commodities and other related products. This is an opportunity to work closely with Sales, Trading, clients and internal support teams to deliver a responsive, well-controlled and high-quality middle office service.

You will help manage client and trade-related processes across the UK and EMEA, including onboarding, account data maintenance, regulatory queries, documentation follow-up and settlement issue resolution. You will also build strong relationships across Sales, Trading, Legal, Regulatory, Static Data, Settlements and Operations, ensuring activity is handled efficiently and in line with internal policies and regulatory expectations.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:

• Middle office or operations support within Investment Banking, ideally across FX, Rates, Commodities or other markets products.
• Supporting client queries, pre/post-trade issues and account maintenance with accuracy and care.
• Working in a control-focused environment, with strong risk awareness, sound judgement and effective escalation.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Confident communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with clients and internal partners.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a practical approach to solving problems.
• Risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology capabilities, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in London.