Executive Product Manager

Pune, India

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Date live: 10/15/2025

Business Area: Cards Platform

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000063177

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Executive Product Manager

Overview: Accountable for an overall vision for a Journey Group or Platform Delivery Construct (one or more Tribes) and for on-going value within that Journey Group / Platform. This entails setting a strategic vision, creating and maintaining roadmaps, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and backlog, managing issue escalations, and continuously addressing customer and stakeholder feedback for Journey Group / Platform Tribe(s)

Delivery Responsibilities:

Strategic Vision and Leadership: Sets the strategic vision and long-term roadmap for the Journey Group / Platform in collaboration with Executive Engineering Lead. Defines Customer Journey Owner / Platform and Tribe level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that align to USCB's Game Plan strategy
Epic Development: Alongside the Executive Engineering Lead, defines Epics, scope, and outcome hypotheses. Provides initial prioritization and develops preliminary cost estimates and anticipated benefit
Intake Analysis: Manages the intake process to define epic scope and dependencies in coordination with architects, business owners, and other teams to refine Epic scope and dependencies. Defines MVP features and finalize Lean Proposal
Trade-Off Negotiations: Facilitates OKR driven business trade off negotiations as needed from a customer, business, and product perspective. Balances competing priorities, and makes informed decision to optimize resource allocation and achieve key results.
Delivery Oversight: Leads Tribe(s) through the product lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring timely and successful delivery by attending Tribe planning and delivery events
Evergreen Roadmap & Backlog Prioritization: Gathers and prioritizes requirements across business demand areas and from customer feedback, decomposing them into actionable product features, and ensuring a consistent and valuable backlog of work for the Tribe
Manage Capabilities: Manages Journey Group / Platform collection of capabilities, balancing short-term needs with long-term strategic goals
Risk and Dependency Management:

Portfolio Epic:

Responsible for creation of the Portfolio Epic in Jira and Activation of NavID
Responsible for ensuring Journey Group or Platform portfolio has met Governance requirements prior to beginning work (e.g. Approved funding, NavID opened)
Responsible for monitoring the PE to closure to ensure governance is met

Business Outcome/Epic Creation and Refinement

Accountable/Responsible for the development of the Epic business requirements (When Epic impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver
Accountable/Responsible for facilitation and coordination to socialize/validate Epic business requirements to downstream parties (When Epic impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver)
Responsible for decision making and providing business context for dependency management/ensuring resolution occurs (When Epic impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver)
Accountable/Responsible for development of Epic business requirements (When Epic impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)
Accountable/Responsible for facilitation and coordination to socialize/validate Epic business requirements to downstream parties (When Epic impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)
Responsible for decision making and providing business context for dependency management/ensuring resolution occurs (When Epic impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)

Pre-PI Planning Feature Roadmap:
- Accountable/Responsible for the development of the feature business requirements (When Feature impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver)
- Accountable/Responsible for facilitation and coordination to socialize/validate feature business requirements to downstream parties (When feature impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver)
- Responsible for decision making and providing context for dependency management/ensuring resolution occurs (When feature impacts 2 or less dependencies to deliver)
- Accountable/Responsible for the development of the feature business requirements (When Feature impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)
- Accountable/Responsible for facilitation and coordination to socialize/validate feature business requirements to downstream parties (When feature impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)
- Responsible for decision making and providing context for dependency management/ensuring resolution occurs (When feature impacts 3 or more dependencies to deliver)
PI Planning Feature Roadmap through PI Execution:

Accountable/Responsible for Feature creation/refinement and story development (Any Scenario)
Responsible for Feature level slotting and prioritization (Any Scenario)
Responsible for Feature level dependency creation in RAID and Jira (When feature has 2 or less dependencies)
Responsible for Feature level dependency creation in RAID and Jira (When feature has 3 or more dependencies)

Vendor Dependency Management: Supports the Executive Engineering Lead manages vendor dependencies at the Tribe level for integrations and technology implementations
Anchoring Construct:

Ideation-

Responsible for raising Tribe Driven demand as the Demand requestor or empowered delegate (e.g. Demand Owner, Monthly Syncs)
Accountable/Responsible for working with demand requestor or empowered delegate to understand business objective/requirements and identify anticipated Epic-level dependencies

Intake Screening-

Responsible for performing fit assessment informed by JG&P roadmap (leveraging VMO aggregated information/data)
Responsible for creating the Portfolio Epic in Jira (Pre Jira/Navigator integration)

Reporting: Prepares and presents the rolling roadmap, OKR updates, and business benefit summaries during corresponding leadership events
Event Attendance: Acts as the primary spokesperson for the Journey Group / Platform. Attends Tribe delivery events and leadership events, including the Journey Group or Platform Sync, and Cross Journey Group & Platform Sync. Considered a formal member of the Journey Group / Platform Leadership Team
Planning Participation: Participates in Pre-PI Planning and PI Planning activities

Skills & Qualifications

Key Technical Skills:

Experienced in Data Cloud Transformation, technologies, process, Finops etc
Data governance
Experienced in drawing data platform vision, roadmap
AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, SAS, Python, GenAI
Agile Mindset, Methodology, Delivery, and Development
Business Acumen
Business Operations
Customer Centricity / Design Thinking
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Industry / Domain Expertise
Organizational Change Management
Product Management and Development
Professional Standards and Regulatory Compliance Frameworks
Strategic Product Planning

Key Adaptive Skills:

Collaboration, Influencing, and Negotiation
Relationship and Stakeholder Management
Team Management

Leadership Capabilities:

Culture Building: Fosters continuous improvement and encourages knowledge sharing and professional development within the team
Team Leadership: Leads, mentors, and develops a team of Product Owners, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
Talent Acquisition: Participates in hiring processes to select candidates that fit Barclays’ culture
Consistently Excellent Champion: Enables Tribes to deliver to the Barclays consistently excellent standard (i.e., living the five consistently excellent lenses)

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

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.

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.

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 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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