eFinancialCareers

• Location

  USA-CA-San Francisco

• Compensation

  DOE

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  20 Nov 2008

• eFC Ref no

  464857

This will primarily require leading projects to generate strategic and financial analyses to support the development of BGI’s medium-term strategic and financial plans; executing strategy projects across the firm; planning and managing programs of transformational change; and evaluating the strategic and financial rationale of potential acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Structure and lead firm- and business unit-level strategy and corporate development projects to drive BGI’s growth opportunities.

• Lead teams in a scientific-based approach to problem solving, with emphasis on analytical rigor, problem solving insight, and management of structured processes that includes key stakeholders and seeks input from subject matter experts.

• Formulate and present recommendations to executive management to help facilitate decision-making.

• Coordinate efforts among global BGI teams to ensure efficient execution of projects.

• Complete analyses and presentations as needed for the CEO and the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post MBA business experience, including strong strategy experience with a leading management consulting firm.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with ability for insight in a complex and competitive industry.

• Strong business judgment, with ability to synthesize analyses and extract implications in real-time;

• Asset management, capital markets, and financial services industry experience strongly preferred.

• Highly motivated, team player, willing to take initiative in an entrepreneurial culture.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively at all levels of an organization - with team members, managers, and senior executives.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to create highly effective presentations.

• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, or engineering, and an MBA.

To apply, upload a Word or PDF resume to the following URL:

https://barclays.recruitmax.com//main/careerportal/candidate_update.cfm?szOrderID=4752