AVP-Transformation and Design Enablement

Embark on a transformative journey as an AVP-Transformation and Design Enablement. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Join USCB’s Value Management Office (VMO) at a pivotal moment as we scale the Ways of Working (WoW) operating model—standardizing how we plan, govern, and deliver outcomes across journeys, platforms, and practices. You’ll help translate strategic priorities into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes, strengthening traceability from investment strategies to delivery and benefits.

This role offers high-visibility exposure across senior stakeholders and the chance to shape “how USCB gets work done” as WoW continues to expand across ~1,500 colleagues working in tribes and squads.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:

• Setting direction, connecting work to Barclays/USCB strategy, and keeping delivery aligned to outcomes over activity
• Guiding multi-faceted cross-functional forums, shaping strategies, and driving clarity of accountability across constructs
• Understanding and influencing enterprise-wide change programs on behalf of the USCB portfolio
• Resolving cross-stream conflicts, and enabling consistent prioritization and measurement approaches
• Designing operating model processes and governance constructs that improve transparency, predictability, and strategy-making across delivery constructs

• Process iteration/standardization, and structured socialization through governance channels
• Defining progress measures and improving assurance in dashboards/MI for senior forums
• Enterprise agile/scaled agile transformation exposure and the ability to translate model values into practical BU adoption

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, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is located in Whippany, NJ.

Minimum Salary: $115,000

Maximum Salary: $155,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

To lead the portfolio management team in the delivery of successful projects, while ensuring that portfolio management processes and practices are aligned with controls and governance standards and that projects are aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.

• Facilitate portfolio prioritisation, ensuring the portfolio is compliant with the established control framework, including oversight of controls and standards.
• Support the effective governance of the portfolio, helping establish and operate effective Portfolio Governance that enables quality, data driven decision making, ensuring executive reporting is fit for purpose and timely.
• Monitor portfolio performance, including tracking of programme and project progress, identification of thematic portfolio risks and issues, and reporting on portfolio status to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate the management of the portfolio Book of Work, prioritisation and dependencies of change initiatives, considering factors like resource availability, stakeholder buy‑in, and potential risks.
• Oversight of change delivery to ensure alignment with relevant policies and standards, driving consistent, robust controls data; monitoring indicators of control adherence, acting to remediate any weaknesses in the controls; and identifying and implementing actions to drive greater maturity against key control indicators.
• Review, resolve, manage and elevate portfolio risks and issues, challenging where appropriate and actively supporting the resolution of variances as necessary.
• Engage and influence all stakeholders to help them to…