UX Director
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- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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- TBD
- Job type
- Full Time
- Category
- Other
Job Title:
UX-UI Director
Corporate Grade:
D
Reports to (Line Manager's Job Title):
Director, FICC Risk & Pricing Technology
Direct Reports (if applicable):
None
Business Area:
Markets Pre-Trade
Department/Function Level 1:
COO & Functions
Department/Function Level 2:
COO
Primary Location:
London
IAR Role
No
Regulated Role
No
If yes, what is the name of the regulator
Insert text here
Contractual Legal Entity - Please refer to link below for legal and regulatory requirement.
https://confluence.barcapint.com/display/COOSRVCOSM/Strategic+Projects
BX
Barclays Overview
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
Hybrid Working
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We're flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
About FICC Risk & Pricing Technology
FICC Risk & Pricing Technology sits within Markets Pre-Trade and provides strategic and Subject Matter Expert (SME) direction and governance regarding the delivery of Processes, Technology, Operations and Programme Management. We are the team responsible for providing Risk and Pricing capabilities primarily to the Investment Bank business units for multiple asset classes (Rates Linear, Rates Options, FX, Credit, Margin, COU, Portfolio Management etc). We are also accountable for applying instrument valuations and risk metrics to positions held by the trading desk across a variety of products. Intraday, Trading should be able to easily identify their risk exposures and real time P&L in a user interface. After market hours, the same data is provided to downstream clients such as Market Risk and Finance. In short our Front Office Technology provides key data that is essential for measuring Barclay's VaR and trading PnL. The team comprises c.1,100 colleagues operating across the UK, US, India and Czech Republic. We support over 100 applications and a user base that spans all Business Units, legal entities and major geographic hubs of the bank. A key goal of FICC Risk & pricing Technology is to ensure that we approach problems in a cross-functional manner and deliver sustainable solutions to support our data, technology and process transformations.
Overall purpose of role
To define UX strategy and drive UI delivery for key applications in FICC Risk & Pricing. Primary focus to support the externalisation of Derivative Risk Uncleared Margin (DRUM) UI for client roll-out, review the strategy and support the delivery of Collateral Attribution System (CAS) UI standardisation for Collateral Optimisation business users and for Portfolio Management IT applications with User Interface. The role will act as advisory on strategy & technology across the applications in FICC Risk & Pricing and be the key point of contact for FICC Risk & Pricing engagement with CTO wide UX/UI technology initiatives.
Key Accountabilities
Stakeholder Management and Leadership
FICC Risk & Pricing is a trusted partner to the business. As such the role holder will be part of a team responsible for delivering complex front-to-back initiatives for a broad range of stakeholders. The role holder will support the team to define and implement UX/UI strategy across the core applications, with particular focus on externally and front-office facing applications.
Decision-making and Problem Solving
The role holder will be expected to act with appropriate autonomy and authority, owning their decisions and leading the organisation through transparent, inclusive decision-making and prioritisation processes as needed.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Person Specification
The role holder will benefit from a solid grounding in the fundamentals of front office technology, have hands-on experience of User Experience and User Interface design, build, technology strategy/tooling will have the necessary broad range of programme/project management delivery experience and gravitas to manage a dynamic set of deliverables and stakeholders under time and cost pressures.
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:
Experience having established design strategy and roadmap for UX in a previous organisation
Designed & implemented web applications for front office, risk & pricing, margin et al across various Business areas including custom data visualisations and internal knowledge management tools
Developed successful internal communications and collaboration strategy with COO
Produced detailed analysis of daily business processes to unearth pain points and product opportunities using user research
Experience using R&A Design Language based on Atomic Design techniques
Broad Project Management skill set
Experience of managing technology and process change in global organisations
Ability to simplify, communicate and present complex messages usin Powerpoint as needed
Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:
Numerate degree
Project management qualification desirable
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.
UX-UI Director
Corporate Grade:
D
Reports to (Line Manager's Job Title):
Director, FICC Risk & Pricing Technology
Direct Reports (if applicable):
None
Business Area:
Markets Pre-Trade
Department/Function Level 1:
COO & Functions
Department/Function Level 2:
COO
Primary Location:
London
IAR Role
No
Regulated Role
No
If yes, what is the name of the regulator
Insert text here
Contractual Legal Entity - Please refer to link below for legal and regulatory requirement.
https://confluence.barcapint.com/display/COOSRVCOSM/Strategic+Projects
BX
Barclays Overview
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
Hybrid Working
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We're flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
About FICC Risk & Pricing Technology
FICC Risk & Pricing Technology sits within Markets Pre-Trade and provides strategic and Subject Matter Expert (SME) direction and governance regarding the delivery of Processes, Technology, Operations and Programme Management. We are the team responsible for providing Risk and Pricing capabilities primarily to the Investment Bank business units for multiple asset classes (Rates Linear, Rates Options, FX, Credit, Margin, COU, Portfolio Management etc). We are also accountable for applying instrument valuations and risk metrics to positions held by the trading desk across a variety of products. Intraday, Trading should be able to easily identify their risk exposures and real time P&L in a user interface. After market hours, the same data is provided to downstream clients such as Market Risk and Finance. In short our Front Office Technology provides key data that is essential for measuring Barclay's VaR and trading PnL. The team comprises c.1,100 colleagues operating across the UK, US, India and Czech Republic. We support over 100 applications and a user base that spans all Business Units, legal entities and major geographic hubs of the bank. A key goal of FICC Risk & pricing Technology is to ensure that we approach problems in a cross-functional manner and deliver sustainable solutions to support our data, technology and process transformations.
Overall purpose of role
To define UX strategy and drive UI delivery for key applications in FICC Risk & Pricing. Primary focus to support the externalisation of Derivative Risk Uncleared Margin (DRUM) UI for client roll-out, review the strategy and support the delivery of Collateral Attribution System (CAS) UI standardisation for Collateral Optimisation business users and for Portfolio Management IT applications with User Interface. The role will act as advisory on strategy & technology across the applications in FICC Risk & Pricing and be the key point of contact for FICC Risk & Pricing engagement with CTO wide UX/UI technology initiatives.
Key Accountabilities
- Work with the Margin/DRUM delivery team (BTB & RTB), the Business and handful of Clients on the design and implementation of the DRUM UI in order to make it available to external clients as a Barclays service.
- Work with the Collatoral Optimisation Unit delivery team (BTB & RTB) and the Business on a review, design and implementation of the next generation COU interfaces (includes 4 applications).
- Work with the Portfolio Management IT delivery team (BTB & RTB) and the Business on a review, design and implementation of the next generation PAR Web interface (is already in prod parallel but is in need of expert advise), as well as all PM IT apps with Uis.
- Engage with FICC Risk & Pricing Directors on UX/UI strategy across the core applications and input into the suite of Architecture Roadmaps for the UX/UI layer.
- Define a UI/UX engagement model with the application teams and promote the best in class UX/UI development practices, tools, UI Components, security.
- Work across GTIS, CTO, technology leads in CIB Tech & Risk Finance & Treasury to help drive a common vision for UX/UI strategy, support as advisory where needed e.g. Market risk.
- Identify UX/UI CoPs and represent FICC Risk & Pricing in global forum.
Stakeholder Management and Leadership
FICC Risk & Pricing is a trusted partner to the business. As such the role holder will be part of a team responsible for delivering complex front-to-back initiatives for a broad range of stakeholders. The role holder will support the team to define and implement UX/UI strategy across the core applications, with particular focus on externally and front-office facing applications.
Decision-making and Problem Solving
The role holder will be expected to act with appropriate autonomy and authority, owning their decisions and leading the organisation through transparent, inclusive decision-making and prioritisation processes as needed.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Person Specification
The role holder will benefit from a solid grounding in the fundamentals of front office technology, have hands-on experience of User Experience and User Interface design, build, technology strategy/tooling will have the necessary broad range of programme/project management delivery experience and gravitas to manage a dynamic set of deliverables and stakeholders under time and cost pressures.
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:
Experience having established design strategy and roadmap for UX in a previous organisation
Designed & implemented web applications for front office, risk & pricing, margin et al across various Business areas including custom data visualisations and internal knowledge management tools
Developed successful internal communications and collaboration strategy with COO
Produced detailed analysis of daily business processes to unearth pain points and product opportunities using user research
Experience using R&A Design Language based on Atomic Design techniques
Broad Project Management skill set
Experience of managing technology and process change in global organisations
Ability to simplify, communicate and present complex messages usin Powerpoint as needed
Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:
Numerate degree
Project management qualification desirable
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.