Director – Business Transformation

About International Corporate Bank

International Corporate Banking powers the world's largest businesses with wholesale lending and sophisticated treasury solutions supported by deep industry knowledge and on-the-ground specialists across the world. International Corporate Bankers work seamlessly with our investment banking and capital markets team to provide treasury solutions to our clients that meet their funding and working capital needs and power their treasury operations.

Purpose of the role

The Business Transformation Lead will drive and oversee transformational change initiatives aimed at enhancing business performance, efficiency, and operating models. This role will be at the forefront of driving strategic transformation within our International Corporate Banking business and will work closely with senior stakeholders across functions to shape, lead, and embed strategic transformation efforts, ensuring alignment with broader organisational objectives. The individual will play a key role in managing complex change programs from ideation to execution.

We are looking for an individual who has prior experiences in leading large scale transformation programs or change portfolios and have strong problem solving and analytical skills to solve major challenges and unlock opportunities that are key to achieving the long-term strategy of the International Corporate Bank.

To be successful as a Transformation Lead you should have,

15+ years of experience in business transformation, consulting or change managementDemonstrated ability to craft and execute complex transformation strategies that deliver tangible business outcomesStrong stakeholder management and influencing skills at the senior leadership levelAbility to be structured thinking with the ability to translate strategy into actionable deliveryExcellent written and verbal communication skills; strong facilitation and analytical skillsAbility to be forward thinking and to develop tactical and strategic plansAbility to work effectively under pressure, managing competing demands and adapting to rapidly changing circumstancesDemonstrated ability to tackle complex challenges, navigate ambiguity, and apply critical thinking to deliver pragmatic 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 requires a dynamic leader capable of shaping and executing a comprehensive transformation blueprint and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to position our business for sustainable growth and success.

Accountabilities

Define and deliver a comprehensive transformation strategy for ICB, ensuring alignment with the organisations broader goals and market dynamics.Design and implement scalable, efficient, and client-focused operating models that enhance our ability to respond to evolving market and client needs.Lead, oversee and manage multiple high-impact transformation programmes, ensuring successful delivery against timelines, budgets, and strategic objectives.Partner with leadership to identify areas of change, develop transformation roadmaps, and secure buy-in.Translate strategy into actionable plans, drive execution, and track impact through robust governance frameworks.Act as a key liaison between business, operations, and technology to ensure holistic delivery.Act as a catalyst for change, challenging the status quo and embedding a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across teams.Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations and updates to senior stakeholders.End-to-End Process & Controls - development of target process and controls design/documentation and operational runbooks and aligning these components with organisational and role/service model design definitions.Delivery/Implementation Support: update design/functional requirements throughout the development cycle, and resolve RAIDS related to functional requirements and business processes.

Director Expectations

To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior 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.

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.