Barclays
ImplementationLead
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“Implementation Lead at Barclays. Skills: Technology implementation process, analyze data, plan of action, strategic improvements, Jira, People skills, reporting. manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities. Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities”
What You'll Achieve.
efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities; adhering to agreed time, budget and quality requirements; deliver high-quality products and features; prepare the bank for potential challenges; improving deliver outcomes; achieving the goals of the business; reduce the amount of time it takes to deploy changes
Industry & Context.
Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks; Ability to analyze data, such as root causes of failed changes and downtime, and identify remediation actions; Ability to put together a plan of action across Corporate Technology to remediate root causes of failed change and track progress; Ability to suggest additional strategic improvements to ‘stop at source’ causes failed change and downtime; Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives; In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions; Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
understanding of the Technology implementation process including ServiceFirst, Ability to analyze data, such as root causes of failed changes and downtime, and identify remediation actions, Ability to put together a plan of action across Corporate Technology to remediate root causes of failed change and track progress, Ability to suggest additional strategic improvements to ‘stop at source’ causes failed change and downtime
Nice to Have
Use of Jira to manage the plan of action, People skills to work with CIO Change Champions and GTSM to influence other Team’s book of work to ensure remediation plans are carried out, Ability to provide upward reporting of progress and improvement trends to Directors/MDs, risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, job-specific technical skills
What You'll Do.
manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities
Management of the delivery
resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities
Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails
Collaboration with software engineers
product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features
and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects
Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders
Management of vendor relations
evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes
contribute or set strategy
drive requirements and make recommendations for change
and manage and maintain policies/ deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures
define jobs and responsibilities
planning for the department’s future needs and operations
counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes
lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department
multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments
guide and coach less experienced specialists
Advise key stakeholders
including functional leadership teams and senior management
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions
Collaborate with other areas of work
for business aligned support areas
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships
spearhead improving how we implement technology change across Corporate
remediate causes for failed changes
champion high quality SDLC processes leading up an implementation
identify and roll-out automation solutions to reduce the amount of time it takes to deploy changes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with internal and external stakeholders; Collaboration with customers and business teams; Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers and other engineering teams; People skills to work with CIO Change Champions and GTSM to influence other Team’s book of work; lead a number of specialists; guide team members through structured assignments; Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas; build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
Communication Scope
communication with stakeholders; upward reporting of progress and improvement trends
Process & Methodology
Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities, Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and the execution of sprints, effort and timeline expectations, Management of change requests, Plan resources, budgets, manage and maintain policies, deliver continuous improvements, balancing short and long term goals, ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements, plan of action across Corporate Technology, track progress
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities across the bank and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations throughout the software product lifecycle, adhering to agreed time, budget and quality requirements. **Accountabilities** * Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and the execution of sprints. * Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions, and effort and timeline expectations. * Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle aligned to the banks objectives, regulation and security policies. * Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges. * Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. * Management of vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms. * Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence and growth. **Vice President Expectations** * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and
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