Data Integrity Specialist

Join us at Barclays as part of the Wholesale Lending capital management team, implement data quality processes and procedures, ensuring that data relating to Wholesale Lending risk, capital and business activity is reliable and trustworthy, then extract actionable insights from it to help the organisation improve its operation, and optimise resources. Oversee, manage and implement operational and transaction management processes as they relate to balance sheet optimisation activities managed by the Wholesale Lending business. Drive strategic data and process improvements in order to enhance business efficiency, improve capital position and returns and ensure a robust controls framework

• Minimum high quality undergraduate degree - 2.1 or equivalent

• Strong analytical / problem solving abilities

• Advanced MS Excel skills

• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills, ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical front office audience

• Managerial experience not required, but should be able to demonstrate leadership / co-ordination capabilities

• Experience working in a large bank in a related role

• Regulatory reporting experience

• Understanding of capital, returns and credit risk modelling (RWA, RoRWA, PD, LGD, EAD).

• Working knowledge of the CRR regulation, in particular Advanced Internal Ratings Based and Standardised approach to calculating capital requirements for Credit Risk

• Practical experience of working with data in a database (e.g. SQL)

• Experience in business analysis project accountabilities such as gathering requirements from self-analysis, investigating issues, documenting findings, and testing solutions

This role is based in Glasgow

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

To manage the capital requirements of the bank's wholesale lending businesses. This includes developing and implementing capital allocation strategies, monitoring, and reporting on capital adequacy, and working with regulators to ensure compliance with all applicable capital requirements.

• Development of modelling, pricing and monitoring frameworks to ensure the origination of new lending business and client relationship management is aligned to our strategic objectives for overall business returns.
• Development and management of structured transactions for balance sheet optimisation and/or capital reduction in order to support the bank’s financial resource management strategy.
• Analysis of the risk associated with different lending products and client relationships and adjust capital allocation accordingly.
• Participation in stress testing exercises to assess the bank's ability to withstand adverse economic scenarios and propose capital adjustment strategies
• Ensure lending activities are compliant with regulatory requirements.

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ 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
• 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 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.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. \"Complex\" information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

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.