Commercial Strategy Manager

Join us as a Commercial Strategy Manager, based in London, where you will support the development and delivery of commercial strategy across UK Corporate Banking, Global Transaction Banking and International Corporate Banking. You will help produce insight and analysis that informs senior decision-making, supporting priorities across products, client segments and growth projects.

You will work with stakeholders across Product, Payments, Coverage, Finance, Data and Technology to bring together inputs, challenge thinking and ensure outputs are grounded in clear analysis and practical implications. You will translate complex data into clear, decision-ready materials and support projects across growth strategy, propositions, partnerships and investment priorities.

Working in a collaborative environment, you will manage defined workstreams, deliver structured analysis and produce materials for senior audiences. Alongside this, you will maintain a focus on risk and control, ensuring work is accurate, well-evidenced and aligned to expectations.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in commercial strategy, consulting, product strategy, transformation or similar roles within financial services or a regulated environment
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience building fact bases and commercial assessments
• Ability to turn analysis into clear insights, options and recommendations for stakeholders
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior audiences
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and coordinating inputs across different teams
• Understanding of commercial drivers, client needs and market dynamics within corporate or transaction banking
• High attention to detail and a focus on producing high-quality outputs

Desirable skills include:

• Experience supporting growth strategy, proposition development or investment decisions
• Knowledge of corporate or transaction banking products, segments or client strategies
• Familiarity with market analysis, scenario modelling and commercial evaluation
• Confidence using PowerPoint to present complex ideas in a clear way
• Interest in improving strategy processes, tools and ways of working

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in this role, including stakeholder engagement, business awareness, communication, strategic thinking, change delivery and technical expertise.

This role is based in London.

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.

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.