Project Manager
Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Project Manager, you will have an exciting opportunity to manage complex, highly visible programs or projects that cut across the business, operations, and technology. In this role, you will be responsible for developing a plan, analyzing potential risks and benefits, working collaboratively with your business partners to land on the best solutions, and driving your team to deliver through completion.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. 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.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Being responsible for managing medium to large projects with multiple business, operations, and technology stakeholders
• Organizing project delivery cadence and running effective discussions with senior leadership and project team
• Coordinating overall project documentation across all bank functions including requirements, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, weekly status reports, etc
• Defining , creating and updating project plan and tracking upcoming deliverables
• Performing daily administrative tasks including time management, training and other duties as required
• Ensuring projects are completed according to time and budget schedules, &objectives conform to line of business' overall standards, operations objectives client’s needs
• Managing work teams through successful delivery of intended outcomes
• Leveraging project management best practices and apply lessons learned from completed projects

What we’re looking for:

• Five years project management experience with demonstrated experience managing medium to large initiatives, involving multiple business/operations/technology
• Proven ability to manage and influence resources to deliver to intended outcomes in a matrixed environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications: Project, Excel, PowerPoint, etc

Skills that will help you in the role:

• PMP/PMI certification, LEAN or Six Sigma a plus
• Good working knowledge and understanding of Agile methodologies, certifications a plus

Where will you be working?

Our next-generation workplace in Whippany allows talented, passionate, down-to-earth colleagues to connect daily. With state-of-the-art work facilities and many added features like pool tables, cafés and a gym – it’s a place you can call home. Our office is minutes away from Morristown, known for its rich history and lively modern spirit. With bustling Manhattan easily accessible and a picturesque landscape here on the doorstep, Whippany really does offer the best of both worlds.

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.