PROJECT MANAGER

As a Barclays Project Manager, you will be joining the Barclays International Portfolio and Planning team, responsible for the ongoing management of our Change Portfolio. You will drive all portfolio change activity within a particular business unit within Cards & Payments. Working as a Project Manager you will be able to collaborate with a variety of different stakeholders building strong relationships both internally and externally. This is a great opportunity for you if you are looking to progress your role in project management to understand requirements and ultimately ensure high quality transformational change across the Bank. 

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

•     Organizing and scheduling project team activities

•     Gathering business, system and functional requirements

•     Owning and managing the project plan, with strong co-ordination of overall project documentation between teams

•     Building strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring you understand the impact on them

•     Defining problems and needs, and using your knowledge to provide creative and innovative solutions

•     Resolving project conflicts through clear collaboration with affected parties

•     Updating and monitoring the budget tracking sheet and keeping track of forecast vs actuals

•     Ensuring all objectives conform to the line of business’ overall standards, operations objectives, user requirements and clients needs

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

•     Previous experience as a Project Manager or Business Analyst 

•     Experience in a corporate environment, financial services experience is desirable

•     Project / Program Management experience in technology systems delivery – preferably agile / waterfall

•     Experience of the full project life cycle

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

•     Being process oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple requirements at one time

•     Demonstrated ability in budget tracking and analysis

•     Previous experience in management partners / vendors

WHERE WILL YOU BE WORKING?

At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.