Altimus
Director-CoSOffice
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“Director - CoS Office at Altimus. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, governance, risk management, regulatory execution. Shape and deliver the India franchise growth agenda. Drive strategic transformation and disciplined execution”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver target-state operating models, governance and sustainable controls; Ensure unified governance and front-to-back operational readiness; drive decisions and remove blockers; deliver transformation outcomes; Strengthen the control environment; ensure full execution of regulatory requirements; timely closure of regulatory commitments and remediation; align BX governance to Group policy and India entity needs; prioritisation of COO change investment and benefits
Industry & Context.
interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Markets/IB/CB business management experience with delivery of COO-led transformation (operating model, process, systems, controls), understanding of foreign bank branch operations in India and matrix experience partnering across COO infrastructure domains (Ops/Tech/Controls/Change), Expertise in multi-entity governance, risk frameworks and regulatory submissions, Experience in franchise build-outs or significant business expansion, execution, stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels
What You'll Do.
Shape and deliver the India franchise growth agenda
Drive strategic transformation and disciplined execution
Act as a cross-functional integrator across Business
Risk and key Functions
Deliver target-state operating models
governance and sustainable controls
Ensure unified governance and front-to-back operational readiness across the India franchise and related entities
Own India governance across all the legal entities
Set standards for packs/MI and action tracking
Maintain a single view of key commitments
Drive cross-functional interlock
Coordinate regulatory-facing governance
Deliver the India target operating model for Cash Equities & ECM
audit and supervisory readiness
Manage build-out dependencies
Coordinate responses to privacy-related regulatory queries
notices and submissions
Oversee privacy incident response and consent management
Serve as the COO’s execution partner
Translate leadership intent into executable plans
Manage the India transformation portfolio
Oversee risk events and issues
Strengthen the control environment
Oversee regulatory requirements
Deliver end-to-end regulatory change across entities
Track regulatory commitments and remediation
Provide COO oversight for the Barclays GIFT City Branch
Coordinate IFSCA-aligned compliance/risk/finance/ops
Integrate GIFT into India reporting and governance calendars
Coordinate India COO interlock with BX
Support COO-led transformation delivery
Lead internal communications and key leadership events across India entities
Owner for the bank branch website
content and regulatory compliance
Work with the Business BMs on entity-wide New Activity / New Product Approval (NAPA) process
Maintain pipeline tracking and coordinate end-to-end assessments/conditions
Provide consolidated cost/budget oversight across India entities
Assess financial impacts of major initiatives
regulatory requirements and remediation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with the CEO & COO Offices; Act as a cross-functional integrator across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk and key Functions; Drive cross-functional interlock (Business, Ops, Tech, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, HR, BX); Serve as the COO’s execution partner—aligning Business priorities with Ops/Tech/Risk and other Functions; Strengthen the control environment with Risk/Compliance/Legal/Ops/Tech/Controls Office; Work alongside Compliance and relevant business and infra teams across the franchise; Coordinate IFSCA-aligned compliance/risk/finance/ops; Collaboration with Barclays Execution Services (BX), Communications & Events (Internal); Coordinate India COO interlock with BX; Work with the Business BMs on entity-wide New Activity / New Product Approval (NAPA) process; Coordinate end-to-end assessments/conditions with Product, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, BX and entity CEOs/COOs; Provide consolidated cost/budget oversight across India entities with Finance and Business BMs
Communication Scope
enterprise communications; senior forums (ExCo/COO, transformation, risk & control, regulatory working groups); senior escalation; internal communications; key leadership events across India entities (townhalls, leadership visits, key forums); spokesperson for the function and business division
Process & Methodology
delivery of COO-led transformation (operating model, process, systems, controls), franchise build-outs or significant business expansion, execution, Translate leadership intent into executable plans, Manage the India transformation portfolio (business cases, plans, benefits, control sign-offs), Drive issue resolution and escalation, Deliver end-to-end regulatory change across entities (process, systems, controls), plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Overall Purpose of the Role** Partner with the CEO & COO Offices to **shape and deliver the India franchise growth agenda** —driving strategic transformation and disciplined execution. Act as a cross-functional integrator across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk and key Functions to deliver target-state operating models, governance and sustainable controls. Ensure unified governance and front-to-back operational readiness across the India franchise and related entities (including GIFT City), covering regulatory delivery, risk & controls, infrastructure enablement and enterprise communications **Accountabilities** JR: 0000106492 - Please post this role internally and externally for two weeks. **Overall Purpose of the Role** Partner with the CEO & COO Offices to **shape and deliver the India franchise growth agenda** —driving strategic transformation and disciplined execution. Act as a cross-functional integrator across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk and key Functions to deliver target-state operating models, governance and sustainable controls. Ensure unified governance and front-to-back operational readiness across the India franchise and related entities (including GIFT City), covering regulatory delivery, risk & controls, infrastructure enablement and enterprise communications. **Accountabilities** **1\. Multi‑Entity Governance Management** * Own India governance across all the legal entities: forum design, calendars, decision rights and escalation. Run senior forums (ExCo/COO, transformation, risk & control, regulatory working groups) to drive decisions and remove blockers. * Set standards for packs/MI and action tracking (owners, due dates, evidence of closure). * Maintain a single view of key commitments (regulatory, audit, transformation, BAU) with RAID tracking and senior escalation. * Drive cross-functional interlock (Business, Ops, Tech, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, HR, BX) and manage dependencies. * Coordinate regu
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