VP Data, Reporting & Analytics

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Job Description - -------------- At Barclays, we don't just adapt to the future -- we shape it. As VP -- Data, Reporting \& Analytics, you will lead the evolution of data, management information, reporting and analytics across the Client Service Data and Reporting function. This role is responsible for delivering timely, accurate and actionable insights that support operational performance, strategic decision-making, governance forums, transformation initiatives and executive leadership oversight. Your role combines leadership of an established reporting team with accountability for defining and delivering the longer-term vision for scalable, automated and self-service reporting capabilities. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and data providers to translate business needs into trusted reporting, business intelligence and analytics solutions. **Required Skills** * Proven experience leading reporting, analytics or data functions within a complex operational, financial services or regulated environment. * SQL, Python or other data automation expertise is preferred. * Experience with ETL processes, data engineering, data transformation and analytics tooling. * Exposure to AI/ML-enabled analytics, predictive insights or emerging technologies in reporting and automation. * Strong hands-on knowledge of Tableau, business intelligence solutions, management information and performance reporting. * Ability to define and execute data, reporting and analytics strategies aligned to business priorities and future organizational needs. * Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, reporting controls, metric definitions and consistent reporting standards. * Experience managing senior stakeholder relationships and translating business requirements into impactful reporting and analytics solutions. * Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality reporting outputs in a fast-paced environment. * Strong communication, influencing and presentation skills, including the ability to engage with executive and senior leadership audiences. * Ability to operate effectively within Barclays policies, governance requirements, control frameworks and data management standards. **Desired Skills** * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert data into actionable business insight. * Experience driving reporting automation, process simplification and continuous improvement initiatives. * Strong understanding of operational performance management, KPI framework design and executive dashboarding. * Experience with change management, transformation delivery and future-state data architecture. * Strategic thinking with the ability to balance long-term vision with day-to-day operational delivery. * Experience working in a controlled and regulated environment, preferably within financial services. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is in Gurugram. **Purpose of the role ** To develop, track and analyse operational metrics through trend analysis and client insights, and translate outcomes to support with data driven decisions. **Accountabilities** * Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate analytics and reporting processes, including COO and Group functions to share data. * Development and monitoring of operational metrics, reports and dashboards to track KPIs for banking operations. * Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in analytics and reporting procedures, and controls to mitigate risks and maintain efficient operations. * Participation in projects and initiatives to improve analytics and reporting efficiency and effectiveness. * Development of reports and presentations on translated data and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders. * Execution of automated trend analysis and client insights, standing good vs bad data, to identify trends, patterns and insights that can inform decision making and process improvements with human feedback. * Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in analytics and reporting processes. **Vice President Expectations** * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. * 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term pr