Decision Analyst
Barclays · Posted Nov 3
Banking, credit card, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services
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About the role
The Decision Intelligence team at Barclays applies advanced analytics and data science to solve complex business challenges, enhancing profitability, customer experience, operational efficiency, and risk management. The role involves extracting insights from complex data, building decision and quantitative models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders. It uses Python, SQL, Excel, and Tableau to support data-driven decision making across business areas.
What you will do
- To extract meaningful insights from complex data sets, developing robust decision models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders across the departments.
- Identification and extraction of relevant data from various internal and external sources.
- Performing sensitivity analysis and scenario planning.
- Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of existing models.
- Development and implementation of data quality control procedures.
- Building and validation of quantitative models to support decision-making across different business areas.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Synthesizing business knowledge, market research, and analytics to drive strategic outcomes.
- Understanding value drivers across products and services, linking customer, operational, and financial levers.
- Breaking down complex challenges using frameworks such as MECE, hypothesis-driven approaches, 5 WHYs, 80/20, and decision trees.
- Using Python, SQL, Excel, and Tableau to transform data into actionable insights.
- Generating insights that drive measurable business outcomes.
- Crafting compelling, data-backed narratives for senior stakeholders and delivering powerful executive presentations.
- Coordinating cross-functional teams and tracking benefits realization.
- You may be assessed on essential skills relevant to succeed 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.
Preferred qualifications
- Strong communication and storytelling.
- Good at problem solving skills and strategic thinking.
- People leadership potential and guiding/coaching less experienced colleagues.
- AI Awareness/Adoption.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Barclays
Barclays is a British multinational universal bank that provides consumer, corporate, and investment banking, as well as wealth management services. Tracing its origins back to 1690 in London, the institution operates globally to serve millions of retail and institutional clients. The bank leverages cutting-edge technology and digital platforms to drive operational efficiency across its international network.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 93000+ employees
- Founded
- 1690
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Group Chief Executive
Group Finance Director
Group Chief Operating Officer
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