Join us as a Data Designer at Barclays, where you'll lead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
To be successful as a Data Designer, you should have experience with:
- Designing and developing detailed data models, schemas, and database designs.
- Optimising data structures for performance and scalability in line with business objectives.
- Conducting data profiling and analysis to identify data quality issues and propose solutions.
- Understanding data design specifications and maintaining data dictionaries.
- Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with database management systems (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, etc.).
Additional relevant skills that are highly valued include:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Data Science, or a related field.
- Proven experience in data modelling, database design, and data governance frameworks.
You may be assessed on key skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role will be based at our Northampton or Glasgow office.
Purpose of the role
To support the bank's decision-making processes by providing timely, accurate, and insightful information through designing, developing, and maintaining management reports and dashboards that effectively communicate KPIs and trends across various business units.
Accountabilities
- Designing and developing comprehensive reports and dashboards using various data visualization tools and techniques.
- Creating automated report generation processes to improve efficiency and timeliness.
- Gathering and analyzing business requirements to define report content and format.
- Maintaining and updating existing reports and dashboards to reflect changing business needs, including coordinating report template releases and administrative tasks.
- Developing robust processes and controls for data collection and seeking necessary signoffs.
- Engaging with stakeholders to ensure current data is incorporated into reporting.
Vice President Expectations
- Contributing to strategy, driving requirements, and recommending changes. Planning resources, budgets, and policies; managing policies and processes; delivering improvements; escalating breaches.
- For those managing teams, defining roles and responsibilities, planning for future needs, counseling on performance, and influencing departmental operations, balancing short and long-term goals while meeting budgets and schedules.
- Demonstrating leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others (LEAD behaviors).
- For individual contributors, acting as subject matter experts, guiding technical direction, leading multi-year projects, coaching less experienced staff, and informing strategic decisions.
- Advising stakeholders, managing risks, and strengthening controls.
- Understanding organizational functions to support business goals.
- Collaborating across departments to align with business strategies.
- Developing solutions through sophisticated analysis and research.
- Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders using influencing and negotiating skills.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.