Barclays Overview

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

Hybrid Working

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We’re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

About CIB SI Planning & Execution

CIB SI planning & Execution is a highly skilled and diverse team responsible for identifying, setting, articulating and managing delivery of projects across the Corporate & Investment Bank. We work closely with other Groups across Barclays and have Teams based in London, New York, Prague, Glasgow, Knutsford and Northampton.

Our Approach

We are on a journey to create the Corporate & Investment bank of tomorrow. Our team of motivated change practitioners know how to make change happen and are empowered to:

• Align investment in change to customer and shareholder objectives

• Drive ambitious delivery plans to achieve business outcomes

• Protect our customers and the firm by anticipating and reducing risk

• Creating a team that attracts and retains remarkable people in an inclusive environment

There are few other parts of our organisation where you are so close to industry leaders, can participate in how they make decisions and then be given the trust to turn those decisions into action - to make them come to life

Your 1st 10 days in role

To help you hit the ground running, the 1st 10 days in role is for you to listen, ask questions and to begin to live and breathe our purpose. This is what you can expect:

About Markets SI Planning & Execution

Markets Planning & Execution facilitates investment decision making, provides project and programme management, delivery oversight and assurance, governance and control to the Markets & Banking Change Portfolio.

Overall purpose of role

This Markets SI Planning & Execution Portfolio Management & Governance role will be accountable for overseeing the Portfolio Management office for the Markets Business.

In this role you will be asked to manage and develop a team of change governance professionals / PMOs directly involved in the execution of change programmes across the Markets Business, which due to its breadth of scope and investment profile across regulatory, revenue generation, technology infrastructure upgrades and control improvements has significant profile within the bank. In this capacity, your responsibilities will be:

Governance

• Develop, implement, and govern program management processes, dashboards, templates, policies, and metrics.
• Drive best practice in line with Policies and Standards
• Ensure initiative delivery is managed in line with the relevant Policies and Standards, using standard processes and tooling to improve the level and likelihood of successful outcomes
• Implement robust governance and change delivery control framework for project execution and portfolio performance
• Maintain and actively manage initiative and portfolio documentation
• Provide complete, accurate initiative and portfolio reporting and MI
• Support Project and /or Programme Managers to manage delivery
• Support development of updates for senior management and to regulators, as required, ensuring this is clear, accurate and timely. Reporting to include managing the Markets Portfolio Working Group, GMCF, Cost Board and Group Exco updates
• Pre-empt risks and challenge efficiency
• Manage the traceability process, from findings, to recommendations and deliverables. Ensure closure of deliverables is supported by appropriate evidence
• Provide project management oversight, where needed, of specific outcomes to ensure these are delivered in a controlled and timely manner.
• Manage the Markets SI MTP process and quarterly performance and impact assessment/forward looking ‘do-ability’ reviews

People Management

• Line manage a team of approximately 5-10 colleagues (mixture of direct reports and matrix structure)
• Coach and mentor project management practitioners and share knowledge of best practices.
• Enhance the PMO organisation structure for the Markets portfolio within the wider CIB SI Planning and Execution transaction cycle
• Coordinate project deliverables with Project Managers, Analysts, Business Leads, Regional Directors, and support contractors in a direct and indirect reporting structure.
• Set annual objectives for direct reports and conduct performance reviews.

Our Campus

The bank is investing in all its workspaces, but within BX there is a particular focus on building world-class campuses which are designed to bring teams together, fostering greater collaboration and innovation.

These campuses provide environments and technologies which promote new ways of working, so our colleagues can create and deliver excellent customer and client outcomes aligned to our Group strategy.

At each campus location we seek to deliver best-practice colleague culture workstreams, and deepen links with local communities to attract and retain the best talent to support the bank for the future.

Key Accountabilities

• Business and technical expertise
• Business case management
• Business readiness planning
• Change leadership
• Financial management
• Governance and reporting
• Outcomes and benefits management
• Resource management
• Reviews and assurance
• Risk and issue management
• Stakeholder and communications management

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• The ability to understand, interpret and adapt project, programme or portfolio approach to suit the business context and subject matter of a change initiative.
• Support an environment of effective delivery and have a broad range of business and technical skills to ensure the outcomes required for the overall Markets SI portfolio
• The ability to effectively communicate with, influence and manage stakeholders at all levels, taking account of their levels of influence and interest. This includes identifying, addressing and resolving differences between individuals and/or interest groups,
• You are able to identify and monitor risks and issues, to plan and implement appropriate responses for mitigation or resolution, including escalations.
• The ability to inspire, coach and empower others to deliver on a shared vision and outcomes for transformational change: leading by example and building strong relationships.
• You are able to manage the delivery of specific improvement projects, as identified, in support of Markets SI portfolio objectives.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• You are able to develop, implement and update demand plans for initiative resources (i.e. the workforce, products and services required to deliver the agreed outcomes).
• The ability to identify, define, consolidate and document for approval the fundamental components of a change initiative (outcomes, benefits, risks, assumptions, dependencies, workforce and financials) as part of a commercially viable Business Case.
• You are able to describe the steps needed to ensure any change delivered by an initiative is implemented successfully and effectively by the impacted business or service area.
• The ability to inspire, coach and empower others to deliver on a shared vision and outcomes for transformational change: leading by example and building strong relationships

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.