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HR Colleague Experience Delivery Partner (AVP)

Prague, Czechia

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Date live: 05/08/2025

Business Area: HR

Area of Expertise: Human Resources

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000050147

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Barclays Human Resources

In HR, you'll collaborate with the organisation to implement effective HR strategies and programmes. Your role will involve recruiting, training, and developing talent, as well as managing employee benefits, ensuring Barclays attracts and retains top talent

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As an HR Colleague Experience Delivery Partner, you will work across the full spectrum of the employee lifecycle, with a particular focus on pay rounds, promotions, employee relation cases and reward engagement. The successful candidate will act as a bridge between HR Business Partners, HR Operations, and Centres of Expertise to ensure seamless, legally compliant, and high-quality delivery of HR initiatives, supporting internal mobility, payroll accuracy, and policy implementation.

This role is ideal for an experienced HR Generalist aiming to step into a more strategic and delivery-focused role.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

  • An HR Generalist background
  • Fluent in Czech/Slovak and English (written and spoken)
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage shifting priorities effectively
  • Experience across multiple HR functions
  • Strong understanding of local HR policy and employment law
  • Demonstrated prioritization and decision-making capability

Other valuable criteria:

  • Prior experience in Workday
  • Hands on experience managing ER cases and reward processes
  • Exposure to payroll-related activities

This is a fulltime, permanent role based in our Prague office.

Purpose of the role

To partner with business to deliver HR projects and programmes in alignment with the delivery service catalogue. 

Accountabilities

  • Collaboration across the function to deliver HR cyclical and non-cyclical activities such as: organisational design, talent reviews, D&I strategy, annual promotion processes, pay round implementation, succession planning, and other HR practices.
  • Project manage defined cyclical and non-cyclical activity ensuring use of project artefacts and collateral.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of project progress, including risks and mitigations and closing of project as appropriate.
  • Manage project implementation reviews and ensuring improvements are identified and implemented in line with customer feedback.
  • Manage key stakeholder relationships with both HR Business Partners and business leadership using business insights and knowledge to support delivery of key projects.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

  • To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
  • Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
  • If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
  • OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
  • Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
  • Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
  • Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
  • Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
  • Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
  • Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
  • Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
  • Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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 a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 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.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This is Barclays Prague

Prague is unique in the Barclays world, in the tech sector, in investment banking, and in the Czech Republic. Here, around 1500 tech professionals take on complex challenges that have an impact on a global scale. It’s an exceptional place to build your career, expand your skills and explore new technology.

We solve the trickiest problems, work on the fastest networks and use the very latest tech. It’s work with real challenge and impact.

Here, you can explore different roles, tech stacks and career paths, creating opportunities for mobility, specialisation and growth.

We are made up from around 70 different nationalities. So diversity and inclusion are fundamental to every team and every project

We’re a close team, and we enjoy socialising as much as we love our work. We make a real effort to make Prague feel like home.

This is Barclays Prague

Prague is unique in the Barclays world, in the tech sector, in investment banking, and in the Czech Republic. Here, around 1500 tech professionals take on complex challenges that have an impact on a global scale. It’s an exceptional place to build your career, expand your skills and explore new technology.

A tech-first centre of excellence

We solve the trickiest problems, work on the fastest networks and use the very latest tech. It’s work with real challenge and impact.

A world of opportunities

Here, you can explore different roles, tech stacks and career paths, creating opportunities for mobility, specialisation and growth.

A diverse and inclusive team

We are made up from around 70 different nationalities. So diversity and inclusion are fundamental to every team and every project

Working together, playing together

We’re a close team, and we enjoy socialising as much as we love our work. We make a real effort to make Prague feel like home.

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Be you. Be valued. Belong.

We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings, believing our differences make us stronger and drive success.

You can learn more about our commitment to our colleague on our Inclusion and Opportunities page.

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Application Process

Your application

We’ll ask for information about you, your CV and cover letter.

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Your assessment

Covering your behaviours and ability at work.

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Your interview

Exploring your past experiences and skills.

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Next step

We’ll request additional information so that you can complete our screening process

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We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience.
And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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Learn more