FLM Director

Head of Liquidity Management and Strategy (LMS) Centre of Excellence – director role based in LondonReporting to Group Head of Funding and Liquidity Management within Barclays TreasuryThe role will directly manage the UK LMS team, responsible for funding strategy and liquidity management across the Barclays Group, as well as coordinating work with the wider global teams in India, Ireland and the USThe LMS team is responsible for overseeing and shaping the funding profile of the balance sheets of Barclays Group and its major subsidiaries, defining the parameters for optimal funding composition at an efficient cost of fundsWorking in close partnership with stakeholders across Treasury, material entities and business units, the LMS team is also responsible for ensuring that liquidity and funding levels are managed to ensure compliance with liquidity targets and risk limits whilst ensuring appropriate diversification of funding sources by tenor, concentration and currencyThe role will require regular interaction with senior governance committees including Group Treasury Committee and engagement with regulatorsThe successful candidate will bring a solid liquidity subject matter expertise, including familiarity with UK and global liquidity regulation principles, as well as strong numerical, data-analytical and presentational skillsThe role also requires strong governance, risk and controls discipline, the ability to interact and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and manage a significant team with adherence to the Barclays Values and Mindset

Purpose of the role

To verify that the bank has sufficient funds to meet its short-term and long-term obligations, and the development and implementation of strategies to manage the bank's liquidity position.

Accountabilities

Development and implementation of funding and liquidity strategies to efficiently manage the banks liquidity position within regulatory requirements and risk appetite at favourable commercial outcomes with respect to funding costs.Analysis and quantification of the regulatory and behavioural liquidity risk impact of transactions undertaken by business units.Maintenance of strong relationships with key business units and working with the business units to manage liquidity to within constrains.Monitoring of key liquidity metrics and trends and advising on actions to be taken to maintain funding and liquidity levels within tolerance.Managing intra-group funding arrangements to ensure subsidiaries are adequately funded and managed within balance sheet, large exposure and capital constraints.Design and implementation of stress testing methodologies to assess the bank's liquidity resilience under various financial shocks, economic downturns, and sector-specific crises, and analysis of stress testing results and development of mitigation strategies to address potential liquidity shortfalls.Development of new tools, models and data analysis to support and enhance the banks funding and liquidity management capabilities.

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.