Product Governance and Distribution - London, United Kingdom - Barclays

Barclays

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Product Governance and Distribution Assistant Vice President

London

As a Barclays Product Governance and Distribution AVP, you will own key distribution related activities, such as distribution/platform agreement negotiations, regulatory filings, and interacting with external counsel.

You will deal with Fund queries from Fund board members, suppliers and clients. Barclays Fund Products is responsible for circa £10bn AUM across 54 active, passive, and multi-manager funds. The team develops, monitoring, reporting, governance, distribution, and legal documentation production of Barclays manufactured funds.

Working Flexibly
This opportunity is location flexible. We will consider requests for locating the role at an alternative Barclays' key UK office from that advertised.

What will you be doing?:

Acting as key individual ensuring the business maintains the highest levels of governance in each jurisdiction we operate (UK,Ireland and Luxembourg)
Managing relationships with UK, EU and Asian distribution channels and thirdparty platforms and driving fund registration activity
Working closely with Legal, Compliance and External Counsel
Operating key oversight and control forums delivering oversight of key infrastructure partners
Providing investor communications and distribution support within the internal funds team
Engaging with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders such as our Third Party Administrator and marketing services agents
Assisting in management of transfer agent related activities, remediation projects and operational due diligence

What we're looking for:

An understanding of Funds/Asset Management business/Third Party Administration
Solid communication skills, including the ability to negotiate at a senior level and to successfully chair meetings with senior stakeholder's present
Good presentation skills including the ability to articulate, convey concepts and ideas to senior audiences and to represent the Funds team at relevant forums and ExCos
Planning and analytical skills

Skills that will help you in the role:

Previous experience with Fund distribution and Registrations in multiple jurisdictions
Proven experience with investment fund products, particularly UCITS
Worked in Project management and implementation of change
Experience in managing research and insight for inclusion in presentations and internal analysis projects

Where will you be working?

In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links.

With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.

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