Director, Capital and Leverage Management

This is a senior director level role, reporting directly to the Head of Capital and Leverage Management. The purpose is to head up a center of excellence within CALM focused on managing capital requirements and capital communications. This is a new role to add to the existing team and reflects the scope of strategic capital priorities. The successful candidate should have considerable experience in a leadership role, directly relevant experience, and a proven track record in a fast-paced environment.

The key accountabilities of the role include:

1. Risk management and driving efficiencies related to our capital requirements, including a clear understanding of the drivers of our capital requirements and a forward-looking view of potential changes.
2. Efficient use of capital, including identification of actions to manage requirements, with a focus on stress testing and leverage usage.
3. Maintain an effective capital risk appetite together with the second line, including ownership for setting early warning indicators and capital planning targets.
4. Management of capital communications for external stakeholders, including investors, credit rating agencies, and earnings reports.
5. Analytical review of peers and external factors, understanding consensus expectations for capital and their influence on our direction.

Purpose of the role

To optimise the bank's capital structure to support growth, manage risk, and meet regulatory requirements through analysis of the bank's capital position, development of capital strategies, and ensuring adequate capital levels under various economic scenarios.

Accountabilities

1. Develop and implement strategies for managing the bank's capital position, including setting targets, developing plans, and monitoring adequacy.
2. Optimize the bank's capital structure to support growth and profitability, managing regulatory capital exposure.
3. Allocate capital to business units and projects based on risk-adjusted returns and financial metrics.
4. Provide regular reports on capital position, allocation decisions, and stress testing results to senior management, risk committees, and regulators, and communicate strategies and risks to stakeholders.

Director Expectations

1. Manage a business function, contributing to strategic initiatives, influencing policies, and leading complex projects.
2. Lead a large team or sub-function, fostering a performance-oriented culture, or lead organization-wide projects as a technical expert.
3. Provide expert advice to senior management and committees to influence decisions.
4. Manage resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
5. Ensure compliance with policies and regulations, and monitor external environment, regulators, and advocacy groups.
6. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of industry practices and external developments.
7. Use analytical skills to solve complex problems and design solutions.
8. Make strategic decisions within own area, negotiate and influence stakeholders, and act as a principal contact and spokesperson.

All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. Additionally, all colleagues should embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.