Director - Global Markets

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Job Description Purpose of the role Liquid Finance Platform covers a variety of roles and is central to the delivery of best-in-class products and services, and for the provision of strategic client and risk solutions across the full spectrum of the Prime Financing businesses. Accountabilities Working with clients to optimise the Liquid Financing relationship Provide best-in-class service and escalation oversight Primary contact for Liquid Financing clients in areas such as trading, risk, billing and reporting Provide expertise on industry and regulatory initiatives Subject matter expert for our clients, with a deep understanding of each client's business mix, operational requirements and product sensitivities Director Expectations To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.. They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. 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. Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the 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 principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses 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. Join Our Front Office Team in Liquid Financing Step into a dynamic front office role within the Liquid Financing team, where you will serve as the First Line of Defence (FLOD) for the firm's financing business within the in-business risk and margin team. This role spans a broad range of products including cash prime brokerage, synthetic financing (Delta One), derivatives clearing (Cleared OTC & ETD), intermediation (FXPB), and fixed income financing (DM/EM Government & Corporate) across multiple asset classes such as equities, rates, credit, commodities, FX, and securitised products . In this cross-product, cross-asset capacity, you will engage directly with the firm's largest clients-including major hedge funds and asset managers-focusing on counterparty risk management , framework design , and structuring terms aligned with the firm's underwriting standards. Your objective will be to maximise risk-adjusted returns across the liquid financing business while ensuring appropriate risk coverage. Key responsibilities include: Gaining a deep understanding of clients' trading strategies and working closely with their risk, treasury, and portfolio financing teams. Assessing risk and liquidity management practices and evaluating financing or clearing requirements. Designing efficient structur