Barclays Hiring Decision Analyst in Gurugram | ₹6–12 LPA

Job Description

Purpose of the Role

The role focuses on extracting meaningful insights from complex datasets, building reliable decision models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders across different departments.

Accountabilities

• Identify and extract relevant data from internal and external sources.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and scenario planning.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of existing analytical models.
• Develop and implement procedures to ensure data quality.
• Build and validate quantitative models that support decision making across business areas.

Analyst Expectations

• Provide specialist advice and support to meet stakeholder and customer needs.
• Complete assigned activities on time and maintain a high standard of delivery.
• Take responsibility for specific processes within the team.
• Where applicable, guide team members, allocate work, and coordinate resources.
• Manage individual workload and contribute to projects that extend beyond the immediate team.
• Follow defined processes and collaborate with related teams to deliver outcomes.
• Review the work of colleagues within the team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Take ownership of risk management and strengthen controls related to assigned responsibilities.
• Develop an understanding of how different teams contribute to wider organizational goals.
• Build expertise in the principles and concepts that support the work area.
• Make decisions based on prior experience and established practices.
• Evaluate options and assess past experiences when situations are not fully covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or complex information clearly to customers when required.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders to identify and address their needs.

Colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Barclays mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

The Decision Intelligence team applies advanced analytics and data science to address complex business challenges. The team works to improve profitability, customer experience, and operational efficiency by developing analytical capabilities that inform business strategies and decision making. Their work includes identifying growth opportunities, optimizing digital and customer strategies, and improving risk management through data driven insights.

Assessment for this role may include skills related to risk and controls, change and transformation, business understanding, strategic thinking, and digital or technology capabilities.

Technical Experience

• Combine business knowledge, market research, and analytics to drive strategic outcomes.
• Understand value drivers across products and services, linking customer, operational, and financial metrics.
• Break down complex problems using structured frameworks such as MECE, hypothesis driven approaches, 5 Whys, 80/20, and decision trees.
• Use Python, SQL, Excel, and Tableau to convert data into actionable insights.
• Generate insights that lead to measurable business outcomes.
• Create clear, data supported narratives and present insights to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross functional teams and track benefits realization.

Additional Skills

• Awareness of AI technologies and their adoption in analytics.