Job Description

Purpose of the role

To execute the seamless delivery of IT services while maintaining a robust and secure control environment, utilising their expertise, control knowledge and leadership skills to safeguard sensitive data, mitigate operational risks and support the banks technology systems.

Accountabilities

• Execution of support services across Operations and Technology (O&T) production functions, including incident management triage, management and escalation, event management, change management and batch processing management.
• Management and resolution of service requests, incidents, and problems prioritised by its severity to disrupt the bank's IT services.
• Analysis and improvement of service delivery processes to identify blocks, implement automation solutions to streamline workflows and ensure processes align to relevant regulatory requirements, through the utilisation of new and existing technologies and collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Development of detailed reports on service performance and trends and communicate key findings to relevant stakeholders to support decision making and promote a culture of security awareness.
• Development and maintenance of stakeholder relationships, including business united, technology teams, control functions and service provides, to align service delivery processes and effective communication.

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.

Embark on a transformative journey as a Service Control Manager - AVP. At Barclays, our vision is clear -to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Within the Technology Command Centre, you'll play a central role in safeguarding the stability and performance of critical services that support the bank's core business lines-including Retail, Corporate, Private and Wealth, Cards, and Investment Banking. This is a highly visible position where your work directly contributes to ensuring seamless client and colleague experiences across a complex, global technology landscape. You'll act as a key point of coordination across infrastructure and application teams, building good relationships and developing a holistic understanding of how systems interact. Through this, you'll gain practical exposure to ITIL-aligned processes and strengthen your ability to operate in structured, high-availability environments while supporting mission-critical platforms. The role blends real-time service monitoring with broader operational responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of extended change control activities and play an active part in maintaining service integrity. You'll also be involved in service recovery and incident management, helping to drive swift resolution of issues, minimize impact, and continuously improve resilience.

To be successful as a Service Control Manager - AVP, you should have:

• Solving complex operational issues using structured analysis and critical thinking
• Event management tools and practices for monitoring enterprise technology environments
• IT service management disciplines including Incident, Problem, and Change Management
• ITIL frameworks and service management best practices
• Communicating effectively with technical and business stakeholders, including senior audiences

Other highly valued skills include:

• Collaborative working across infrastructure, application, and operations teams
• Understanding of Retail Banking, Cards, or Investment Banking services
• Managing and coordinating major incident processes and service recovery
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and event platforms such as Netcool, ServiceNow, AppDynamics, Elastic, ThousandEyes, or Observe

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $125,000

Maximum Salary: $170,000

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

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.