Liquid Financing - Cross Margining Solutions

Join us at Barclays as a Liquid Financing Cross Margining Solutions AVP. In role your main areas of responsibility will include Risk and Margin & Infrastructure management alongside contribution to the overall client management of our portfolio.

Global Markets Liquid Financing at Barclays provides a full service and fully integrated Prime Brokerage offering to hedge fund clients and asset managers seeking to take advantage of our margin financing, stock lending, clearing and client service solutions across multiple asset classes. The clients of Barclays Liquid Financing are both well-established hedge fund managers and asset managers as well as start-ups (typically spin-offs) and are some of the most sophisticated and consequently most demanding clients of Barclays. The Liquid Financing business consists of Equity Financing, Prime Derivatives Services and Fixed Income Financing. The teams are based in London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong & Singapore.

To be successful as a Cross Margining Solutions AVP, you should have:

• Experience in the finance and technology industry at either a buy-side or sell-side firm, or exchange in the margin, risk management, technology, treasury or collateral management space

• Ample product knowledge across asset classes

• Good technical aptitude, with the ability to design, build and enhance IT stack

• Knowledge of derivatives products and services including the risks associated with them and related operational aspects

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Familiarity of risking principles and methodologies with respect to multi-asset portfolios

• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about documentation relating to cash and synthetic prime brokerage including but not limited to: prime brokerage agreements, committed margin agreements, netting agreements, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreements, repo master agreements, equity master confirmation agreements

• Solid understanding of scarce resources, and all aspects of risk management

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

You will be based out of our Canary Wharf, London office.

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks

Purpose of the role

Liquid Finance Platform covers a variety of roles and is central to the delivery of best-in-class products and services, and for the provision of strategic client and risk solutions across the full spectrum of the Prime Financing businesses.

Accountabilities

•  Working with clients to optimise the Liquid Financing relationship 
•  Provide best-in-class service and escalation oversight 
•  Primary contact for Liquid Financing clients in areas such as trading, risk, billing and reporting
• Provide expertise on industry and regulatory initiatives
• Subject matter expert for our clients, with a deep understanding of each client’s business mix, operational requirements and product sensitivities

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.