Transformation Project Manager

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives  by ensuring the business is ready to receive the agreed change (address business problems and opportunities), ensuring that change initiatives are successfully assessed and implemented to enable them to be embedded in the organisation.  

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business impact and opportunities that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business readiness strategies that will help to ensure the successful implementation of change initiatives.
• Communication with stakeholders, including senior management, project teams, and external partners, to ensure that they are informed about change initiatives and that their needs and expectations are being met.
• Collaboration with Client Readiness, Operational Readiness & Tech Delivery to ensure business, sales, operations, client servicing and functional partners are prepared for a smooth transition of technology delivery into BAU (including Target Operating Model, Training, Communications, Service Agreements.) .
• Management of resistance to change, ensuring that stakeholders are engaged and that their concerns are addressed.
• Review of business readiness plans and status reports in conjunction with change delivery managers to ensure business readiness activities completed on time including newly identified risks, issues and dependencies.
• Collaboration with project teams to ensure that change initiatives are aligned with project objectives and that change management activities are integrated into project plans.
• Provision of guidance and support to business stakeholders, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to implement change initiatives successfully.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as Transformation Project Manager at Barclays, where you will be responsible for overseeing the successful migration of clients, systems, or data from one environment to another. This includes planning, executing, and managing all aspects of the migration process, from initial scoping to handover to Client Service, while collaborating with various stakeholders, including business users, tech teams, and external vendors, to ensure project alignment and successful delivery. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

This role can only be performed from Manchester.

To be successful as a Transformation Project Manager you should have experience with:

• Financial Services banking environment background is a must.
• Excellent Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills.
• Able to create formal communications for internal and external stakeholders
• Able to develop a comprehensive migration plan, including timelines, resource allocation, and key milestones.
• Prepare and present project documentation, including progress reports, risk assessments, and issue logs.
• Able to have to have initiative and be proactive by identifying and assessing potential risks associated with the migration process and manage risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop mitigation strategies to minimize potential disruptions or delays.
• Planning and overseeing the migration of data from one system to another, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, utilizing project management tools and methodologies.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and continuous optimization, contributing to the development of best practices.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Wholesale Lending background.
• Loan IQ.
• Experience /Knowledge in Migration Process.
• ACBS (Advance Computerised Banking System) experience/knowledge.
• Problem-Solving.
• Flexibility.