Programme Management Office Lead - London, United Kingdom - Barclays

Barclays
Barclays
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Role Title:
Director, Programme Management Office Lead


Location:
London, UK


About COO & Functions, Compliance
The Compliance team oversees the regulated activities that Barclays undertakes.

The team includes experts in three main disciplines:

Regulatory Compliance (Consumer Protection, Market Integrity and Market Conduct); Financial Crime (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption); and Operations.


Compliance is a critical part of our business:
changes to economic conditions and regulatory requirements make our compliance department a busy place.

Many of our Compliance team members work with senior business leaders, helping to keep Barclays up to date with the latest thinking on control and regulation.

As a Compliance professional, you could be working on the latest developments, contributing your talent to our team. Please visit our website here for more information


Overall purpose of role


The Programme Management Office Lead oversees the project management process including governance, team leadership, tracking and monitoring, prioritization, communication, and quality controls.

The Programme Management Office Lead should have a proven track record of successful project delivery, an ability to improve project management practices and substantial team leadership experience.


What we're looking for

  • Establish and maintain the central PMO organization structure to ensure successful delivery of programme outcomes.
  • Develop, implement, and govern program management processes, tools, templates, policies and
metrics.

  • Coordinate project deliverables and outcomes with Delivery Managers, Accountable Executives, and key stakeholders.
  • Monitor compliance with Barclays programme management policies and standards.
  • Coach and mentor central programme team and share knowledge of best practices.
  • Oversee ongoing management of RAIDs across the programme.
  • Oversee Project Managers for the delivery of projects/programs on time, within scope and on budget.
  • Track and provide project status reporting across all workstreams and escalate to appropriate governance.
  • Manage the risk, issue and change resolution process, and work with other programme leaders to take corrective action as needed.
  • Provide programme leadership with the information needed to assess and decide programme priorities.
  • Interface with senior programme leadership to define project priorities, implementation opportunities, challenges and communicate project risks.

Person Specification
Personal attributes essential to performing role including competencies, expertise, knowledge, and experience


Note:
experience requirements must not be in the form of years (minimum or otherwise).


Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:


  • Previous experience of working in Project Management for a complex Programme
  • Managing Successful Programmes
  • Management of Portfolios
  • Management of Risk
  • Strong Programme and programmelevel planning skills
  • The authority, intellect and knowledge to communicate sometimes difficult messages and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Indicative proficiency levels required, as below:

  • Business case management
  • Expert


  • Change leadership
  • Expert
  • Conduct, compliance and professionalism
  • Expert


  • Financial management
  • Expert


  • Governance and reporting

  • Practitioner
  • Outcomes and benefits management
  • Expert
  • Risk and issue management
  • Expert
  • Stakeholder and communications management
  • Expert
  • Team management and development
  • Expert

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:


  • Strong governance, reporting and programme leadership skills
  • Ability to develop strong working relationships
  • Ability to manage and prioritise multiple demands
  • Highly organised and structured with excellent written communications skills
  • Skilful coordination in working across a wide range of stakeholders both within and beyond the function
  • Ability to navigate complex problems and provide pragmatic solutions.
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