VP, USCB COO Strategy

Embark on a transformative journey as a VP, USCB COO Strategy. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Here, you will help shape the future of the US Consumer Bank by driving enterprise-wide transformation, supporting strategic projects, and influencing the priorities that define the Operations and Technology agenda. You will partner with stakeholders to improve how the bank operates, while helping deliver long‑term value for our customers and colleagues.

If you are seeking meaningful impact, executive visibility, and a diverse portfolio of high‑profile work, this role offers a unique opportunity to operate as a trusted advisor at the center of key business strategies.

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

• Ability to influence stakeholders, build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, and navigate highly matrixed organizations
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop fact‑based recommendations, and lead consulting‑style engagements on strategic business issues
• Blockchain & Digital Assets and analytics to build dashboards/reporting to communicate data in an easily accessible manner to senior stakeholders
• Coaching and developing high‑performing teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking, identify new opportunities, and develop innovative solutions to multi‑layered business projects

• Ability to rapidly deliver high‑impact strategic and transformation projects, preferably within consumer finance, fintech, or other highly regulated environment
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple high‑priority projects simultaneously, effectively balancing competing demands while maintaining attention to detail and delivering results
• Python, data science, credit card domain experience, foundational knowledge of AI and automation technologies, with experience applying AI‑driven solutions to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and business outcomes

Location:

Whippany, NJ (secondary locations include New York, NY, Henderson, NV, and Wilmington, DE).

Minimum Salary: $150,000 | Maximum Salary: $210,000. (Base salary only; does not include additional compensation or benefits.)

To provide independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through problem identification, solving and decision‑making practices.

• Provision of strategic advice to Group Executives to support the decision‑making process of business challenges and opportunities.
• Development and implementation of strategic advisory incentives to grow and optimise the bank’s operations, through market research and analysis.
• Collaboration with various stakeholder groups to identify the appropriate strategic direction to meet the needs of Barclays clients and investors.
• Development of financial models to support strategic recommendations and transactions through financial data analysis, financial projects and considering the financial impact of transactions.
• Management of transactions, negotiations, transaction structure development and post‑transaction integration.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to maintain client relationships, and develop new relationships to identify opportunities.
• Identification of industry trends, maintain peer benchmarking and developments related to strategic advisory services by attending conferences, participating in training and conducting market research.

• 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…