VP – Onboarding & Experience manager

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To deliver HR services and support to Barclays colleagues, candidates, alumni and third-party vendors. 

Accountabilities

• Delivery and execution of HR operational activities aligned with people leader and colleague journeys aligned with bank policies and regulations, including performance management, rewards, benefits and learning operations documentation, coordination, and administration.
• On- and offboarding of new employees, (including orientation, documentation, coordination, exit interviews), knowledge transfer performance, rewards, learning operations and related administration.
• Maintenance of colleague personal and reference data in relevant HR information systems, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with data privacy regulations, reporting and analytics.
• Provision of guidance and support on candidate, colleague and alumni queries relating to HR policies, procedures, processes, or guidance.

Vice President Expectations

• 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.

At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future – we create it. Embark on a transformative journey as a VP – Onboarding & Experience manager, where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of colleague experience team by streamlining and simplifying onboarding operations, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring service delivery. Your daily responsibility involves collaborating with internal operations, global recruitment, and technology teams. You will need to identify inefficiencies through data-driven analysis, propose process changes and system enhancements, and focus on improving colleague experience and mitigating risks. Additionally, ensuring compliance in service delivery is also a key responsibility.

To be successful as a VP – Onboarding & Experience manager, you should have experience with:

• Graduate / Postgraduate preferably in human resources.
• Experience in Human resources, with a good hands-on experience in hiring and onboarding operations. Experience in leading large global teams.
• Hands on experience in transformation and process simplification projects. Excellent communication skills and ability to influence.
• Working experience with Workday and understanding on hiring analytics.

Some of Highly Valued Skills may include:

• Candidates with experience in Banking / Finance domain preferred.
• Workday certification is preferred.
• Understanding of legal compliance requirements relating to onboarding.

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 location of the role is Chennai, IN.