Operations Director, Barclays
Scott is an experienced Operational Leader with 18 years’ experience in financial services and professional qualifications in both Operations and Market Data. In his current role as the Operations Director for Market Data Financial Management at Barclays, he has accountability for the Change, Operations, Risk and Assurance teams within Markets Data supporting Business Units across the firm. Scott is also responsible for partnering with the providers within the Barclays’ ecosystem who provide the technical solutions needed to effectively operate the function. A key part of that role involves exploring technology solutions to integrate into the Barclays environment which can support the vision of being a data driven function which supports the business in managing its market data.
Prior to this, Scott worked in Operations at Barclays for 10 years covering similar COO roles across shared services as well as overseeing outsourcing arrangements with 3rd party suppliers having previously worked in Client Relationship Management and Reconciliations in a previous firm.
Socio-economic inclusion is a passion for Scott, he sponsors the Inspire ERG in Scotland which aims to improve future outcomes for disadvantaged children and communities in the city as well as an internal agenda to empower colleagues to believe in limitless possibilities for their career. As well as sitting on the Scottish Financial Enterprise Skills and Inclusion Steering Committee which has similar goals across the Financial Services Sector in Scotland. Scott is also an advocate for other career pathways into Financial Services through Early Careers and Military Veterans Outreach Programmes. Scott is in involved in Early Careers recruitment, mentoring and hosting of Graduates, Interns and Apprentices. On the other side of that spectrum, Scott provides the same support for colleagues transitioning out of the military into careers in financial services.
Having spent significant time away from home in Singapore and India, Scott now works and lives in Glasgow with his family and Ruby the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.
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