Technology Project Manager

Join Barclays as a Technology Change Project Manager and play a pivotal role in driving large-scale transformation initiatives across technology and financial crime programmes. You will lead complex change delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure strategic outcomes are achieved while enhancing operational effectiveness and supporting business objectives.

This role operates within Integrated Financial Crime (IFC), a function dedicated to driving a safer and stronger Barclays through effective financial crime prevention, risk management, and technology-enabled solutions.

To be successful as a Technology Change Project Manager
, you should have experience with:

• Proven experience in large scale Project mgmt. and delivery transformation – delivering complex programmes on time while driving measurable business outcomes
• Experience working in and understanding of the financial crime landscape – enabling effective delivery of regulatory and financial crime change initiatives
• Experience in delivering change and Agile ways of working – supporting adaptive delivery models and continuous value creation

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• A continuous improvement and change mindset, with a focus on delivering process optimisation, control effectiveness, and sustainable solutions
• Experience managing complex dependencies across business, ops & technology teams while maintaining project governance
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders across Business, Technology, Operations, Architecture, Data, Risk, Compliance, and senior leadership teams

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Knutsford or Glasgow.

Focused on delivering individual projects, ensuring completion within scope, time, and budget with a more immediate focus.

• Scope Management:
  Manages a single project with specific, defined objectives, deadlines, and deliverables. Their focus is on completing the project on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Strategic Focus:
  Operates more tactically, focusing on day-to-day management of resources, schedules, and deliverables for their individual project.
• Time Horizon:
  Works with a shorter, more defined timeframe as projects have a set beginning and end.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Primarily manages stakeholders related to their specific project, ensuring communication and expectations are clear for the project’s deliverables.
• Risk and Issue Management:
  Focuses on risks and issues specific to their project and works to mitigate them within the project’s scope.
• Resource Management:
  Manages resources for their individual project, ensuring that the project team has the necessary skills, tools, and time to complete the work.
• Financial Management:
  Focuses on managing the budget of their specific project, ensuring it is completed within the financial constraints.
• Metrics:
  Measures success based on the timely completion of project deliverables within scope, time, and budget.
• Change Management:
  Manages changes that directly impact their specific project, including scope changes, timelines, or resource allocation adjustments.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counseling employees on performance…