Heads of Data and Records Management Standards

Responsibilities

• Oversee the CDO Group Data Management Standards (GDMS) transformation agenda, including automation and process improvements to the way the bank governs and reports data risk.
• Coordinate the execution of GDMS transformation activity, working with standards owners.
• Set-up and manage change delivery working groups and committees.
• Management of group-wide GDMS processes, including group records management.
• Contributing to the design of an enhanced GDMS data control, including data quality, records management, and ownership.
• Tracking and reporting progress towards delivering CDO business outcomes and key results, e.g., to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Management of a team of specialist governance practitioners.

Purpose of the Role

To develop, implement, and maintain effective governance frameworks for all data and records across the bank's global operations.

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of a comprehensive data and records governance framework aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Monitoring data quality and records metrics and compliance with standards across the organization.
• Identification and addressing of data and records management risks and gaps.
• Development and implementation of a records management program that ensures the proper identification, classification, storage, retention, retrieval, and disposal of records.
• Development and implementation of a data governance strategy that aligns with the bank's overall data management strategy and business objectives.
• Provision of Group-wide guidance and training on Data and Records Management standard requirements.

Director Expectations

• Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
• Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
• Foster and guide compliance, ensuring regulations are observed and relevant processes are in place to facilitate adherence.
• Focus on the external environment, including regulators or advocacy groups, to monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division/Group to achieve overall business objectives.
• Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector/functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments/initiatives.
• Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/sensitive situations.
• Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
• Act as the principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/business divisions.
• Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior 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.

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.