APAC / Middle East Corporate Banking Technical Platform Owner - Director

Pune, India; Chennai, India

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Date live: 12/16/2024

Business Area: Global Payment Services

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000026083

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Role Overview

The APAC & Middle East Corporate Banking Technical Platform Owner - Director is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring the scalability, adaptability, and effectiveness of the development, testing, and deployment processes within the corporate banking technology landscape. This role plays a pivotal part in driving DevSecOps, Test Driven Development (TDD), automating testing processes, and mentoring teams to adopt best practices that align with broader business strategies.

The successful candidate will lead efforts to enhance platform capabilities, address execution challenges, and ensure the successful turnaround of complex programs. The role will also be instrumental in driving the DevSecOps mandate, embedding security into the development lifecycle, and ensuring continuous delivery with built-in compliance and risk controls.

This role will focus on delivering transformational change, supporting the horizontal Risk & Control and Operational Governance agenda, and executing key projects, including the buildout of the Gift City Corporate Banking Platform, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong, while uplifting the UAE and India UBS programs. The individual will work in close collaboration with Technology, Operations, Product, and Front Office teams, ensuring seamless alignment of technical solutions with business objectives and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Leadership and Development
• Drive the scalability, adaptability, and efficiency of development, testing, and deployment processes for the corporate banking technology platform.
• Champion Test Driven Development (TDD) and ensure testing processes are fully automated to enhance quality and speed.
• Implement and drive the DevSecOps mandate, embedding security, compliance, and risk controls into the development and delivery lifecycle.
• Lead the delivery of transformative technology programs, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.

Program Execution and Turnaround
• Provide leadership to address current execution and project discipline challenges, turning around underperforming programs.
• Oversee the buildout of the Gift City Corporate Banking Platform, followed by platform extensions in Singapore and Hong Kong.
• Enhance the delivery capabilities of UAE and India UBS corporate banking programs, ensuring they meet global standards.

Strategic Transformation and Governance
• Collaborate with horizontal Risk & Control teams to ensure the platform adheres to regulatory and operational requirements.
• Strengthen Operational Governance frameworks to ensure seamless execution and mitigate delivery risks.

Team Mentorship and Best Practices
• Mentor and coach technical teams to adopt and implement best practices, enhancing productivity and delivery excellence.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within geographically distributed teams.
• Align technical efforts with broader business strategies, ensuring the platform delivers continuous value creation.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
• Partner with Technology teams to leverage synergies and ensure the end-to-end delivery of technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Operations teams to ensure systems are operationally robust and efficient.
• Work with Product teams to incorporate business innovation and new features into the technology roadmap.
• Liaise with Front Office teams to ensure the platform supports client-facing requirements and business growth strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

Technical Expertise
• Extensive experience (15+ years) in Transaction Banking or Corporate Banking, with a focus on Core Banking or Cash Management platforms.
• Proven expertise in implementing DevSecOps practices, including integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, automated compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Deep expertise in Test Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, and scalable deployment processes.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-region corporate banking technology programs.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management
• Demonstrated experience in turning around underperforming programs and addressing execution challenges.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to guide teams toward best practices and delivery excellence.
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across technology, business, operations, and product teams.

Other Requirements
• Strong knowledge of Risk & Control frameworks and Operational Governance practices in corporate banking.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality technology solutions in challenging and dynamic environments.
• Familiarity with corporate banking landscapes in APAC and the Middle East, particularly in regions like UAE, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Key Competencies
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Expertise in DevSecOps, TDD, and automated testing practices
• Results-driven, with a focus on execution and impact
• Collaborative leadership and team-building skills
• Adaptability in navigating complex, multi-region environments

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the development and transformation of corporate banking technology platforms across APAC and the Middle East. By driving innovation, embedding DevSecOps practices, mentoring teams, and overcoming execution challenges, the successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the future of corporate banking technology for a dynamic and high-growth region.

Purpose of the role

To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank’s technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

Accountabilities

Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team.
Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.
Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards.
Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

Director Expectations

To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..
They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior 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.

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.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.

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.

Who succeeds in
Tech at Barclays?

For a career with us, you need to be prepared to take big steps forward, curious to face the challenges ahead, and driven to focus on the outcomes. We need people with the Barclays mindset to make it happen here.

What you'll get in return

Competitive holiday allowance

Life assurance

Private medical care

Pension contribution

Our technology

Supporting our 48 million customers and clients worldwide takes a lot of forward thinking. It means harnessing technology to support the economy. It means making a difference to people’s lives. And it requires the maintenance and development of a global, technological infrastructure. At Barclays, technology helps us keep transactions moving, manages data, and protects our customers. Join a world where your work creates unique moments of impact. Make it happen here.

This is Barclays Pune

Barclays Pune is the largest campus outside of Barclays’ global headquarters in London. Our aim is to build game-changing technology that supports businesses and functions across the globe, offering the highest quality service to our clients and customers.

It’s a state-of-the-art technology hub, and home to 9,000 colleagues across Operations, Technology and Functions.

Pune Campus provides opportunities for our colleagues to innovate, collaborate, and deliver great outcomes for customers and clients.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Pune is a million-square-foot environment-friendly, ultra-modern workplace with excellent facilities for work, socialising and leisure.

This is Barclays Pune

An innovative hub

It’s a state-of-the-art technology hub, and home to 9,000 colleagues across Operations, Technology and Functions.

Working better together

Pune Campus provides opportunities for our colleagues to innovate, collaborate, and deliver great outcomes for customers and clients.

A place where you can belong

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

An amazing place to work

Pune is a million-square-foot environment-friendly, ultra-modern workplace with excellent facilities for work, socialising and leisure.

Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that 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.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

Hybrid working: Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with 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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