Business Data Architect

Purpose of the role

To lead the development and execution of the bank's Data & Analytics strategy, aligned with the bank's overall business goals and risk appetite, ensuring data is used effectively to drive business growth, optimise operations, and mitigate risks.  

Accountabilities

• Enablement of Business or Function Unit Strategy through fostering and embedding a comprehensive understanding of how data can be used, bringing thought leadership on best practices and new capabilities to deliver Business outcomes.   .
• Adherence to data policies standards and controls and inform this over time, driving Data Quality in support of use cases.
• Partnership with the Business or Function leadership to lead the definition and prioritisation of data use cases, business data products and their implementation and realisation of benefit.
• Prioritisation of activity required for Data and Analytics and challenge the overall end to end design and architecture.

Vice President Expectations

• 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 priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

Embark on a transformative journey as a VP Business Data Architect. At Barclays, our vision is clear: to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. The role will involve working closely with senior business and technology stakeholders on the planning and delivery of USCB data analytics use cases on AWS cloud. Supporting and mentoring a high performing, efficient team with the different technical and functional skills across global locations.

To be successful as a VP Business Data Architect, you should have experience with:

• Data Products or Data Solutions and where possible knowledge in setting up or transforming a Data Products function
• Excellent understanding of data concepts and data solution architecture processes and methodologies to drive scalable data products
• Collaborating effectively with cross functional teams to assess and identify data product opportunities to drive business value
• Experience in shaping and driving scoping and prioritization discussions where possible specifically in data products, data solutions and offerings based on criticality or materiality
• Good understanding of and or experience in other data related capabilities including Data Architecture, Data Analytics, Data Modelling, Policy Assurance, Data Governance, Data Quality and Controls

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Relevant background in designing and implementing complex and scalable data products and data capabilities, preferably within the financial services sector
• Proven experience in business data solution offerings with familiarity in Big Data and Cloud capabilities and working in cross-functional teams, preferably with knowledge in data driven roles
• User-Centric Mindset – understanding how data products solve business problems and drive business value
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related fields
• Good understanding of Data strategy with proven problem-solving skills to offer cross-function solutions

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.

This role is in Whippany, New Jersey