Chief of Staff - AVP

Embark on a transformative journey as a Chief of Staff AVP. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. The Chief of Staff office plays a central role in supporting senior executives, providing strategic, operational, and administrative leadership at the core of the organization. As a trusted advisor to Executive Committee members, this role delivers essential operational support, advances key strategic efforts, and helps leaders navigate complex, fast‑moving organizational challenges with clarity and agility.

The Chief of Staff function is pivotal in progressing executive priorities, promoting enterprise‑wide alignment, and sustaining operational excellence across the executive office.

To be successful as a Chief of Staff - AVP, you should have:

• A clear focus on delivery and a sense of ownership, consistently driving work to completion while maintaining high standards
• Energy and adaptability, responding constructively to change and sustaining momentum in a dynamic executive environment
• The ability to build trusted relationships, communicate with confidence, and support effective decision making

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesize information, identify risks and opportunities, and provide leaders with clear and actionable insights
• Effective communication and coordination skills, producing high quality materials, managing workflows, and ensuring alignment across teams and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to operate with clarity and efficiency in a dynamic environment while meeting critical deadlines

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 New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $95,000

Maximum Salary: $120,000

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.

To enable the success of senior executives by helping navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions and deliver against their strategic objectives.

• Strategic support to senior executives, such as the CEO or other top‑level leaders including assistance in the development and execution of in‑year and multi‑year business strategy, research, and analysis to support decision‑making and act as delegate for the senior executive in specific situations.
• Management of Colleague engagement planning in line with the strategic direction, managing communication channels and ensuring effective coordination across different departments and teams.
• Management of key projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of senior executives, ensuring strategic projects are on track, monitoring progress, and provision of regular updates to the executive team.
• Improvement of operational efficiency, alongside functional partners, within the organisation including the identification of areas for improvement, streamlining of processes, and implementation of consistently excellent best practices to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
• Development of performance reporting for key metrics that reinforce the strategic objectives of the division and support the external commitments made. Analyse and draw insight to drive performance. Involvement in aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including assistance in financial planning, forecasting, cost management and monitoring of financial performance against targets.
• Support to senior leadership to ensure appropriate resourcing across the business/function including planning and forecasting, partnering with HR to drive talent development and succession planning including the identification of high‑potential employees, provision of mentorship and guidance, and support to leadership development and diversity initiatives.
• Support to the senior executive with risk and control oversight, escalation,…