As a Barclays Project Manager you will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects to plan, budget and agreed quality and governance standards. You will typically manage at least two complex projects simultaneously and be managing project teams throughout the full delivery lifecycle. Delivery of projects supporting the business strategy from business case through to initiation, requirement analysis, design, build, testing, implementation and closure
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.
What will you be doing? ??? Delivering of projects supporting the business strategy from business case through to initiation, requirement analysis, design, build, testing, implementation and closure ??? Setting out the business case for the program taking into account information on benefits, costs, risks and timescales, concluding on whether it is desirable, viable and achievable ??? Managing multiple project teams to deliver outcomes, planning and managing resources and interdependencies ??? Working with management to help define and implement aspects of the strategy and vision ??? Developing future state IT and QA roadmaps ??? Translating gaps between current state architecture and strategy into a project plan/roadmap ??? Referencing the strategy in supporting decision making with the team. ??? Ensuring that sufficient level of detail project and quality plans are prepared and maintained for complex projects, providing regular and accurate reports on progress against plan to stakeholders as appropriate, including escalating issues and risk.
What we're looking for: ??? Extensive experience in managing projects with medium to high complexity, business critical and large cross- functional team spanning multiple regions and functions ??? Proven delivery project / program lead, comfortable in both the technical details and overseeing delivery across a wide range of teams ??? Ability to work within a regulated and controlled environment ??? A working knowledge of both agile and traditional project delivery methods
Skills that will help you in the role: ??? Presentation and communication skills, managing senior (MD Level) stakeholders ??? Professional recognized Project/Programme management qualification or previous relevant experience ??? Experience of working on Risk, Finance and/or Treasury / Liquidity Projects ??? Working understanding of quantitative models and having worked with QA and IT teams
Where will you be working? At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you'll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.
