Job Title: Pre Trade Project Delivery PMO
Location: Pune

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment 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' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Hybrid Working

BUK & BX – All locations

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment 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' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Introduction:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Markets Pre Trade team as we build out our PMO function, this role will help contribute to the buildout of future state trading and analytics platforms, making it a great time to join a growing team To manage Execution Risk effectively, deliver on our Group strategy and satisfy all our stakeholders, we must deliver our initiatives consistently and transparently. Programme Management Office (PMO) colleagues ensure initiative delivery is managed in line with the relevant Policies and Standards, using standard processes and tooling to improve the level and likelihood of successful outcomes. They also help to ensure all stakeholders are aware of initiative progress and have the information they need to make the right decisions in a timely manner.

What will you be doing?

• Reporting - Coordinates and produces agreed initiative reporting including at least fortnightly uploads to Navigator in accordance with governance standards.

• Planning - Assists PM in plan set-up and baselining. Ensures agreed plan and milestones adhere to guidance (T0, T1, T2 milestones agreed and defined, baselining, dependencies defined and interlocked). Ensures plan is uploaded to Navigator as a workplan. Maintains Navigator workplan by tracking progress and dependencies in line with project plan delivery. Flags milestone risks/changes to PfM. Completes outcome/milestone close process.

• Governance – Responsible for ensuring team follow project governance standards/methods. With the PM, establishes governance structure including ToR for the initiative and ensures alignment with appropriate governance requirements. Acts as secretariat for senior initiative governance forums (agenda, materials, minutes, actions). Owns

• RAIDS - Ensures RAID log (Navigator or offline) is consistent with governance standards and logged in Navigator. Works with PM to escalate portfolio

• level risks and issues.

• Change Control - Manages Project Change Control process – Business Case, schedule, outcomes etc.

• Lessons Learned – Ensures reviews are carried out at end of key phases and at closure with active lessons learned log in place and reports completed.

• QA – CSA, internal audits, ensures all project artifacts are in place as required and manages/tracks approvals.

• Benefits/Outcomes tracking – ensures benefits are articulated, logged as required and tracked to delivery.

• Financials and Workforce Planning – Ensures resources are booking time to Navigator. Draws up resource plan for initiative/programme and sets-up/maintains resource plan in Navigator. Produces monthly actuals from Navigator and external costs from Bus Mgt. Reviews actuals for accuracy with PMs and W/S leads and tracks against forecasts. Reviews and validates financials as per portfolio governance. Requests updates to forecasts from PMs and updates forecasts. Flags issues with project forecasts to PfM. Raises POs for external costs. Assists PM with MTP requests.

• Records management - Records management for artifacts required under governance. Maintains Initiative/Programme SharePoint, DLs, team mailboxes.

What we're looking for:

• Must have high attention to detail

• Must be able to multi-task efficiently

• Overall should be confident, enthusiastic and proactive

• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders

• Must be able to communicate effectively with other project team members, including Technology, business and Compliance teams

• Have an inquisitive nature; able to work independently to take a problem, break it down, recognise additional questions and find solutions.

• Highly organised, structured and result driven

• Must be able to organise and run meetings efficiently

• Ability to escalate issue to management as appropriate

• Must be self-motivated, setting a high level of professionalism and excellence

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages, including Project, Powerpoint, Word and Excel

• Process oriented with good organizational skills, attention to detail and focus on controls

• Self-motivated, holds high level of accountability for themselves

• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and planning skills

• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

• Exposure to each stage of the project life cycle and governance of each phase, from inception through to implementation and closure

• Familiarity with the Financial Services environment

Where will you be working?
Pune

Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency, and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise, and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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