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Project Manager

New York, New York

Date live: Jun. 27, 2024

Business Area: Barclays International

Area of Expertise: Investment Banking

Reference Code: 90391944

Contract: Permanent

Salary / Rate USD 115000 to 160000

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Project Manager
New York

As a Barclays Project Manager, you will hold responsibility for project management activities as part of a broader Transformation programme focused on US change. In this role, you will report to a Programme Director and will entail multiple and varied “hands on” project-based activities including project planning, project execution, process assessment and mapping, communications, analytical activities, and future state operating model/process design and execution.

Salary / Rate Minimum: 115,000
Salary / Rate Maximum: 160,000

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

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.

Colleagues who have applied for 'onsite' roles are expected to work four or five days a week at the selected workplace, contingent upon their specific role and business area requirements. If you're applying for a position, please discuss the working pattern specifics with the hiring manager. It's important to note that we are constantly adapting our working environment, and as a result, working arrangements can be adjusted with reasonable notice to align with our business needs.

What will you be doing?

• Taking accountability for the delivery and implementation of a project with a specific focus on the business activities required to realise the project and business outcomes
• Working with business-side clients to ensure there a clear scope to deliver, value chain and a clear sets of requirements which enable the business to realise their required benefits
• Creating and manage the project plan, ensure appropriate business readiness activities are considered and planned and delivered; training, and communication activities
• Working closely with Technology project teams to realise the end to end delivery of technology changes that are required to realise the business goal
• Ensuring all governance, risk management, controls and compliance requirements are considered, planned for an adhered to safeguard the customer experience
• Driving the delivery of pragmatic business and operational design solutions which maximise benefits while achieving the desired business outcomes
• Ensuring delivery is completed to time, cost and quality
• Acting as a role model in terms of both delivery and behaviour for all staff in Barclays

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in change management
• Experienced in implementing new products, services and regulation
• Experience of continuous improvement and problem solving techniques
• Highly organised and structured, but flexible in the face of ambiguity or change; proven influencing, networking and stakeholder management skills

Skills that will help you in the role:

• An ability to rapidly get to the root cause of a problem and identify actions to resolve
• Ability to juggle priorities, multi- task and flawlessly execute at speed
• Ability to deliver under pressure and to short timeframes
• Project management experience including knowledge of project management tools and techniques

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

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More about working at Barclays

From New York to Nevada, our Barclays US offices are places where we’ve brought work and wellbeing together to create environments where our people can be at their very best. These are warm, welcoming and diverse communities where everyone’s contribution is recognised and celebrated.

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.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

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.

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While the application process depends on the role, there are some constant steps, which are;

Step 1 - Your application
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Step 3 - Your interview
Step 4 - Next steps

We aim to create an inclusive work environment where everyone can reach their full potential. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please click here to learn more.

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