Corporate Strategy AVP

As Corporate Strategy AVP in Barclays’ Group Strategy team, you will play a role in developing and challenging Group and business unit strategies, delivering measurable impact on strategic projects that drive value across the Firm, in a unique role with pathways for growth across the businesses and functions as well as exposure to management. This role offers the opportunity to foster an enterprise-wide mindset and influence the Bank’s future direction. You will contribute to high-impact projects that help define Barclays’ long-term strategy, working on topics such as growth strategy, portfolio optimization, market entry, and capital allocation under the direction of a VP or Director. This role provides an opportunity to develop your strategic skillset and build exposure to senior decision-makers.

To be successful as a Corporate Strategy VP, you should have:

• Financial modelling and data analysis skills, with the ability to build and interpret models to support strategic recommendations
• Ability to analyze market and industry trends to generate insights that shape strategic direction and competitive positioning
• PowerPoint creation and presentation capabilities, translating complex analysis into clear, compelling storylines
• Proven senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions through structured thinking and fact‑based insights
• Advanced problem‑solving skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous business challenges

Other highly valued skills and experience include:

• Previous experience in strategic advisory roles (corporate strategy, consulting, investor relations, or banking) supporting senior leadership decision‑making
• Experience within the financial services industry, with an understanding of market dynamics, regulatory context, and competitive trends
• Fluency with AI‑enabled analytical and productivity tools, with the ability to incorporate them into research, modelling, and presentation workflows
• Strong PowerPoint and financial modelling skills using Microsoft tools, with the ability to convert complex analysis into clear strategic narratives
• Ability to work independently, drive high‑quality output, and take ownership of defined workstreams in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment

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 based in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $120,000

Maximum Salary: $155,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To provide independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through problem identification, solving and decision making practices.

Accountabilities

• Provision of strategic advice to Group Executives to support the decision-making process of business challenges and opportunities.
• Development and implementation of strategic advisory incentives to grow and optimise the bank’s operations, through market research and analysis.
• Collaboration with various stakeholder groups to identify the appropriate strategic direction type to meet the needs of Barclays clients and investors.
• Development of financial models to support strategic recommendations and transactions through financial data analysis, financial projects and considering the financial impact of transactions.
• Management of transactions, negotiations, transaction structure development and post-transaction integration.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to maintain client relationships, and develop new relationships to identify opportunities.
• Identification of industry trends, maintain peer benchmarking and developments related to strategic advisory services by attendings conferences, participating in training and conducting market research.

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.