Climate Portfolio Management Vice Presdient | London, UK

Barclays is seeking a Climate Portfolio Management Vice President in London, UK, to manage relationship lending portfolios for the Investment Bank. Responsibilities include evaluating corporate client needs, managing loan exposures, performing diligence, and structuring capital commitments. The role requires strategic planning, team management, risk mitigation, and collaboration with stakeholders. Candidates should demonstrate leadership and subject matter expertise to drive continuous improvement and meet corporate objectives.
Climate Portfolio Management Vice Presdient

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To support with the management of the relationship lending portfolio for the Investment Bank (IB) with the primary goal of maximizing the return on equity of the loan portfolio and associated business cases.

Accountabilities

• Work in partnership with Banking and Markets to evaluate needs of our corporate clients, whilst ensuring optimal value generation for our shareholders. .
• Manage/support with managing one or more portfolios of loan exposures within designated markets/industries, including acting as gatekeeper and voting member within the firm's capital commitment process. .
• Perform primary diligence and assist in structuring/negotiating terms for new capital commitments. .
• Monitor credits on an ongoing basis and structure/approve amendments.
• Manage loan sale and CDS hedging trade recommendations. .
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.

Join us at Barclays as a Vice President in the Climate Portfolio Management team within Sustainable Finance. In role you will be responsible for analysing traditional data used by the bank to make financial decisions through the lens of Climate sustainability. Considering regulatory, commercial and sustainability goals you will deliver and communicate clear strategic insights that can be utilized by the business on a range of deal cycles. This will include working with senior leaders across the bank to understand requirements and assess data sets from multiple sources to deliver achievable business outcomes.

To be successful as a Vice President in Climate Portfolio, you'll need:

• Technical experience using Python to analyse data
• Experience working with large data sets and data architecture
• Proven ability to understand business requirements, identify problems and deliver outcomes
• Investment Banking product knowledge and/or experience
Some other highly valued skills include:

• An understanding or clear interest in Sustainability in relation to Finance
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple stakeholders across a range of business areas
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a relevant field
• Strong understanding of professional ethics and regulatory environment
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.

The position is based in our London Office