WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING

Our global Talent Acquisition (TA) team proactively attracts the most talented candidates, recruiting over 30,000 hires a year, from Early Careers through to Senior Executives.

This role is responsible for building and overseeing a coherent Talent Acquisition strategy for Group Technology within the BX legal entity. 

This global role involves collaborating with and leading through others in partnership with multiple TA teams (such as Executive Hiring and Programmatic Hiring) and HR colleagues across multiple regions to effectively ensure delivery of a great candidate, hiring manager and stakeholder experience.

This is a highly visible role and you will need to be able to share and display an understanding of commercial value and an in-depth knowledge of the business areas you are partnering with, as well as acting as an ambassador for Barclays internally and externally.

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Through development of close working relationships with senior Technology leaders and HR colleagues, you will build an in-depth understanding of current and future talent requirements of the business

• You will collaborate with multiple business stakeholders to understand operational aspects of the business & legal entity from workforce planning through to business specific operational practices, enabling you to shape a plan & partner with the relevant TA teams to design, develop and oversee appropriate delivery of a TA strategy

• You will also utilise labour market trends (such as workforce trends and candidate expectations) and internal data & insights to drive the sourcing & hiring strategy; adjusting hiring initiatives to ensure the delivery model achieves business outcomes and remains commercially agile

• Influencing, shaping and promoting “best practice”, championing diversity & inclusion and developing our Talent strategy and tactics to establish Barclays as an employer of choice is also a fundamental part of this role

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• TA subject matter expertise with a breadth of experience in a variety of hiring channels 

• Collaborating with and leading through others in a global matrixed environment

• Stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills

• Strong reputational, governance and risk mind-set and ability to make sound decisions

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR ROLE

• Experience of design, ownership and delivering TA strategies that shape a compelling end to end experience for candidates and hiring managers

• Strong commercial acumen and in-depth knowledge of the Technology business

• Familiarity with diversity, equity & inclusion best practices in hiring; ability to champion and develop strategy and tactics to establish Barclays as an employer of choice

• Strong and effective leadership and professional expertise in all areas of the HR function

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.