Business Manager, Americas Research
New York

As a Barclays Business Manager, Americas Research, you will have the opportunity to support the Americas Research business by providing business solutions, operational leverage, and controls. With your independent thinking and commercial decision making abilities, you’ll engage broadly with stakeholders at all levels, including the Global Business Management team, the Research business, and functional areas.

Salary / Rate Minimum: 115,000
Salary / Rate Maximum: 140,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

Colleagues who have applied for 'onsite' roles are expected to work four or five days a week at the selected workplace, contingent upon their specific role and business area requirements. If you're applying for a position, please discuss the working pattern specifics with the hiring manager. It's important to note that we are constantly adapting our working environment, and as a result, working arrangements can be adjusted with reasonable notice to align with our business needs.

What will you be doing?

• Allocating department resources, business controls, employee experience, and helping to drive a communication and people agenda
• Collaborating with functional areas to improve processes and help manage the business (e.g. Sourcing, CRES, Technology, Compliance)
• Providing administration of approvals, expense management, market data, etc.
• Evaluating processes/procedures with an eye to operational efficiency, and recommending and implementing improvements as needed
• Executing projects identified by Research Management as necessary to meet the department’s strategic priorities
• Undertaking ad hoc requests or new initiatives as they develop while effectively prioritizing deliverables, yet maintaining enough flexibility to meet fast-changing business needs

What we’re looking for:

• Meticulous attention to detail and organizational skills as well as excellent numerical background, including advanced Excel
• Independent thinker with the ability to problem solve and to drive and execute deliverables in short time frames and in a challenging and ever changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written
• Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels and geographies of the organization

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience working in Banking or Financial Services, knowledge of the Research business not a requirement, but a plus
• Risk and controls understanding
• Commercial decision making skills

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.