Corporate Strategy VP

As a Corporate Strategy VP in Barclays’ Group Strategy team, you will develop and challenge Group and business unit strategies, delivering measurable impact on strategic projects that drive value across the Firm, in a unique role which provides direct exposure to senior management, while also mentoring junior talent. This role offers the opportunity to shape your career as a leader at Barclays, fostering an enterprise‑wide mindset and influencing the Bank’s future direction.

You will lead high‑impact projects that define Barclays’ long‑term direction, working on topics such as growth strategy, portfolio optimization, market entry, and capital allocation. This role provides an opportunity to influence decisions at the highest level and drive change across the enterprise.

To be successful as a Corporate Strategy VP, you should have:

• Financial modelling and data analysis skills, with the ability to build and interpret models to support strategic recommendations
• Ability to analyze market and industry trends to generate insights that shape strategic direction and competitive positioning
• PowerPoint creation and presentation capabilities, translating complex analysis into clear, compelling storylines
• Proven senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions through structured thinking and fact‑based insights
• Advanced problem‑solving skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous business challenges

Other highly valued skills and experience include:

• Proven corporate strategy experience, with the ability to partner with senior executives and influence enterprise‑level decisions through clear, evidence‑based insights
• Advanced problem‑solving and analytical capability, including structuring complex issues, and applying financial modelling and market analysis to generate strategic recommendations.
• Adept at synthesizing market trends, competitive dynamics, and external insights to proactively identify strategic opportunities and potential risks
• Highly skilled communicator capable of delivering concise, persuasive oral and written narratives for senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including mentoring junior team members and cultivating a high‑performance culture.

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 based in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $150,000
Maximum Salary: $210,000

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.

To provide independent and balanced advice and counsel to senior stakeholders through problem identification, solving and decision making practices.

• Provision of strategic advice to Group Executives to support the decision‑making process of business challenges and opportunities.
• Development and implementation of strategic advisory incentives to grow and optimise the bank’s operations, through market research and analysis.
• Collaboration with various stakeholder groups to identify the appropriate strategic direction type to meet the needs of Barclays clients and investors.
• Development of financial models to support strategic recommendations and transactions through financial data analysis, financial projects and considering the financial impact of transactions.
• Management of transactions, negotiations, transaction structure development and post‑transaction integration.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to maintain client relationships, and develop new relationships to identify opportunities.
• Identification of industry trends, maintain peer benchmarking and developments related to strategic advisory services by attending conferences, participating in training and conducting market research.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes;…