Barclays Investment Bank · 6 hours ago
Resilience Governance & Oversight AVP, USCB
Building 300-115 South Jefferson Rd Campus, Whippany
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $160K/yrBarclays Investment Bank is seeking a Resilience Governance & Oversight AVP to develop, implement, and maintain a resilience strategy and Operational Recovery Planning framework. The role focuses on ensuring the bank can effectively respond to and recover from severe incidents, minimizing impacts on customers and the market through robust planning and governance.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Socialisation and implementation of the resilience strategy and underpinning framework across the firm (e.g. SMRs and delegates, business / function resilience role owners and all colleagues), ensuring compliance to the standard and controls
Development and enhancement of the resilience, crisis and incident management framework to uplift recovery and response capabilities to ensure Important Business Services can continue to operate during disruption events to minimise the impact on customers, clients and the market
Operational Recovery Planning and Security Incident Management planning standards and controls enhancement according to industry practice, emerging threats and regulatory requirements
Provide oversight to the business and technology recovery capability improvements, and uplifts to third-party (suppliers and Financial Market Infrastructure) recovery capabilities to enable Important Business Services to remain within or mitigate impact tolerance thresholds
Communication of the firm’s / business’ resilience position (risks and remediation) through clear and transparent scorecards / dashboards to enable effective investment decisions to the Board and Executive Committees, Control Forums and business stakeholders
Enhancement of resilience, crisis management and incident response and recovery capability through sophisticated, regular and adequate testing coverage to demonstrate Important Business Services’ ability to recover within impact tolerance for a severe but plausible scenario
Assurance that services and products are built resiliently by the business through the change management process (NAPAs, DRAs, material change process)
Continually remain abreast of resilience and crisis and incident management developments, regulatory policy requirements and the emerging landscape
Mitigation of the impact of unexpected incidents by identifying, responding to and enabling the resolution of events that threaten the services, operations, infrastructure, colleagues and clients of the bank
Execution of responses to reported incidents and potential threats from various channels including intelligence, email, phone and monitoring systems prioritised by the assessed or actual impact to the bank
Documentation and analysis of past prioritised incident details, the steps to resolution and the lessons learnt to support the identification and implementation of preventative measures and process improvements
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
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience across Resilience, Risk Management, and Operational Controls, with the ability to apply these disciplines to strengthen organizational stability and support regulatory alignment
Demonstrated capability in governance, reporting, business writing, and producing high‑quality PowerPoint presentations with careful attention to detail
Project management experience with the ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver effectively against key milestones
Preferred
PMP certification and experience supporting governance and resilience workstreams
Capability in project and milestone tracking to ensure successful program delivery
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k)
Life insurance
Other paid leave for qualifying circumstances
Company
Barclays Investment Bank
Barclays Investment Bank offers large corporate clients with strategic advisory, financing, and risk management solutions. It is a sub-organization of Barclays Corporate Banking.
Founded in 1997
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Richard Lowe
Managing Director, Head of Large Corporate, UK
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Sean White
Managing Director
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