The People Delivery Partner will play a pivotal role in leading the delivery and execution of the people strategy across the Investment Bank, aligning human capital initiatives with business objectives. This individual will collaborate closely with business leaders, and HR partners to provide advice and guidance across all key cyclical products such as talent, performance, pay, workforce change and diversity and inclusion. The People Advisory Partner VP will leverage deep expertise in HR practices, industry trends, and data-driven insights to influence decision-making, drive change, and deliver measurable impact to business outcomes.

To be successful as a People Advisory Partner VP, you should have experience with:

Partnering senior business stakeholders as well as internal HR specialist teamsProject managing large programs of cyclical HR activity, leading teams to deliver excellence to the clientExperience as a people leader, driving positive culture and engagementExperience in HR business partnering and generalist HR supportExcellent written and verbal communication skills

Some other highly valued skills may include:

Experience of working with Front office clientsExperience of working across regions within global teamsUnderstands complexities of highly matrixed organizationsSolution focused mindset with problem solving skills

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 located in Whippany, NJ

Purpose of the role

To partner with business to deliver HR projects and programmes in alignment with the delivery service catalogue. 

Accountabilities

Collaboration across the function to deliver HR cyclical and non-cyclical activities such as: organisational design, talent reviews, D&I strategy, annual promotion processes, pay round implementation, succession planning, and other HR practices.Project manage defined cyclical and non-cyclical activity ensuring use of project artefacts and collateral.Monitoring and evaluation of project progress, including risks and mitigations and closing of project as appropriate.Manage project implementation reviews and ensuring improvements are identified and implemented in line with customer feedback.Manage key stakeholder relationships with both HR Business Partners and business leadership using business insights and knowledge to support delivery of key projects.

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 profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.