Talent Vendor Management Strategy Lead – Vice President

Overview

Lead the build-out of strategic vendors delivering Talent products and services, monitoring existing supplier relationships to mitigate risk to the Bank and its customers.

What you'll do

• Manage existing Barclays supplier relationships by developing Management Information (MI) that meets the needs of the bank and complies with quality and control standards.
• Develop service level agreements to guide service delivery aligned to time efficiency and support the monitoring of service performance.
• Collaborate with various stakeholder groups to align services to the clients' needs and the bank's objectives.
• Develop and execute service improvement initiatives that improve service efficiency and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Contribute to or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
• Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies and processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies or procedures.
• Identify and drive opportunities to enhance vendor experience, effectiveness, efficiency and control.
• Assist colleagues in understanding and navigating end-to-end vendor processes.
• 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.

What you'll need

• Experience working with RPOs.
• Demonstrable people leadership skills; able to work collaboratively and partner with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to analyse data, structure complex problems and develop solutions.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work proactively in ambiguous environments and manage multiple tasks, projects and a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Strong ability to work in a global and highly matrixed organization.
• Business and commercial acumen.
• Third-party management skills.
• Any UG/PG Degree.

Nice to have

• Extensive Procurement or Sourcing experience, as well as experience of the HR function.
• Experience managing RPO vendors.
• Experience in Professional Hiring, Executive Recruitment, or Campus/Early Careers.
• Working knowledge of Workday.
• Adaptable and fast learner.

Details

• Location: Chennai (DLF IT Park).