Job Description

The following apply button and save job button is for a sticky navigation bar. As such this is duplicated for presentation purposes. Save for LaterPune, Maharashtra Save for LaterDate live: Sep. 23, 2024Business Area: Wholesale Shared ServicesArea of Expertise: ChangeReference Code: JR-0000000231Contract: PermanentWhere will you be located?Take a look at the map to see whats nearby. Train stations & bus stops, gyms, restaurants and more.Key Accountabilities

• Programme director for the critical core banking platform implementation in the Corporate Bank (India and UAE).
• Partner closely with the CIO and Business heads to drive end-to-end delivery of multiple projects within portfolio ensuring they achieve their outcomes to plan.
• Management of internal and external project teams, ensuring that they are properly resourced and that they have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver on project objectives.
• Provide oversight to portfolio of Corporate Banking projects that Planning & Execution are delivering in region (including new business establishment initiatives as well as ongoing mandatory regulatory & control programmes).
• This is a people leader role with direct management responsibility for a team of VP level project managers.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Deep experience driving complex business and technology change projects within a Corporate Bank
• Excellent verbal and written communication with ability to distil information into key messages and present succinctly and confidently to a senior business audience
• Self-starter with ability to appropriately engage global stakeholders, priorities activities in order to deliver to tight deadlines and multi-task across a diverse book of work in a pressurised environment
• Proven ability to identify, attract, and develop talent within a strategic project management function

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Corporate banking knowledge (cash & trade) and understanding of front-to-back processes
• Prior experience implementing large scale technology solutions in a Corporate and Investment Banking environment

Accountabilities

• Management of change projects within the organization, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Development and management of project plans that outline the scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements for change projects.
• Communication with stakeholders, including senior management, project teams, and external partners, to ensure that they are informed about project progress and that their needs and expectations are being met.
• Management of project teams, ensuring that they are properly resourced and that they have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver on project objectives.
• Management of project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within the agreed budget.
• Creation of reports on project progress to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Management of project risks, ensuring that risk, assumptions, issues and dependencies are identified, assessed, and mitigated as necessary.
• Facilitation of change management activities, including training and communication, to ensure that change projects are successfully implemented and embedded in the organization.

Director Expectations

• Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
• Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
• Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
• Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
• Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
• Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
• Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
• Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
• Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 Listen and be authentic, E \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 Energise and inspire, A \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 Align across the enterprise, D \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 Develop others.All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 to Empower, Challenge and Drive \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x93 the operating manual for how we behave.More about working at BarclaysWorking in APACBarclays has been in Asia Pacific for over 50 years, supporting corporations and financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region and connecting them to the capital markets of UK, Europe and the Americas. For more informationHybrid WorkingOur approach to hybrid working ensures there\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, \xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x98anchor\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.Reasonable AdjustmentsBarclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please reviewWorking FlexiblyWe\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that 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\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99 and clients\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99 needs.Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.How to ApplyWe're committed to providing a supportive and simplified experience for our candidates throughout the application and assessment process. Here, you will find information about what to expect and some guidance around your assessment and interview.While the application process depends on the role, there are some constant steps, which are;Step 1 - Your application
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