Join us as a Pricing Manager within in Barclays Payments in our Global Transaction Banking team based in our Northampton office.

As a Pricing Manager you will own and optimise all aspects of existing pricing models across payment acceptance and commercial card issuing, as well as pioneering new and innovative approaches. This is a dynamic and fast paced team which works with high profile strategic clients. You will have direct exposure to the Value Management leadership team as well as driving the commercial conversations with the Corporate Bank Managing Directors. As Pricing Manager, you will be seen as the SME for your area, driving the approach, direction and presenting your recommendations back to key forums of business stakeholders.

You will be expected to apply a strong commercial lens on your work in addition to being able to work with a wide range of stakeholders and communicating effectively. This is a challenging and rewarding position for an individual with high growth aspirations opportunity to play a key part of the commercials for the Corporate Bank’s Payments business areas.

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for the delivery of expert pricings for high profile, strategic customers, proactively partnering with Relationship Directors to drive these
• Lead the pricing process, partnering with Coverage, Product and Finance teams to deliver the required outcome
• Understand in detail the various models in use across the Corporate Pricing Team, owning & understanding all the assumptions that are used and inputting innovative ideas to challenge existing processes and optimise existing models
• Maintain strong domain knowledge, financial and pricing expertise to ensure that pricing models are maintained / developed in line with pricing strategy
• An awareness of the external environment and what best in class looks like will be required to achieve this
• Preparation and review of pricings, challenging the commercial assumptions and driving the conversations at a Senior MD level
• Lead the input of your teams works at pricing forums
• Liaise with Coverage, Product and Finance to partner and challenge assumptions across the end-to-end pricing process
• Develop and provide expertise and relevant dashboards to decision makers on pricing activity through the team to enhance informed decision making that supports the business strategy

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Previous experience within a pricing role
• Understanding of income and cost-drivers of a business P&L
• Demonstrable experience of working with senior stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills – ability to work with large data sets

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working within Banking or Financial services
• Experience of payment services or broader business/industry knowledge
• Ability to prioritise a vast workload

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 based in Northampton.

Purpose of the role

To develop and manage the success of specific financial products and services, providing in-depth expertise on a particular product line, bridging the gap between product development, marketing, sales, and customer service.

Accountabilities

• Provision of SME expertise on specific products and services to customers and colleagues, including features, functionalities, benefits, limitations, risks and compliance.
• Identification of market trends, new features, regulatory requirements and potential risks, and analysis of data obtained from sales figures and, customer feedback, to support the product development process, and communicate key findings to relevant stakeholders to improve product offerings.
• Response to customer inquiries, resolution of issues, and provision of guidance on product usage. .
• Presentation of the advantages and features of the product to potential customers, building trust and encouraging adoption.
• Assistance with the development and execution of marketing materials for the product, such as brochures, presentations, and online content.
• Participation in training sessions and workshops to share product knowledge and expertise with colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Participation in events, conferences, and other networking opportunities to showcase the product and generate interest.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.