Job Description

Job Title API Tester Location: Pune
About Barclays Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
Risk and Control Objective Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
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. Introduction:
To work within the Customer Onboarding & KYC Delivery function to enable and support successful change delivery on a subset of outcomes.
The role of the PM Lead is to provide leadership and guidance on:

• all Project Management governance processes and procedures
• acting as SME to support the Project Management community
• deputise for the PMO Lead as required.

What will you be doing?
The role holder will support the Delivery Lead and work with programme managers and project managers to support in the management of the following activities:
Governance

• Set-up and maintain programme/project governance framework including stakeholder communications
• Attend programme/project governance forums - recording actions, RAIDs and changes agreed at each forum
• Attend and contribute to the Weekly PMO Delivery Forum & Community of Practice

Assurance

• Guide programme and project managers with processes, standards, controls and best practice
• Provide advice and guidance on operating within the Group’s Control environment, employing best practices with respect to Governance, Assurance, Planning, RAID, Change Requests, Reporting, Finance and Resource Demand Management
• Conduct QA of data across Programmes / Projects, highlight exceptions and track to closure

Planning & Tracking

• Monitor and Report Programme / Project Milestones - Track the progress of the Programme / Project in terms of schedule, milestones, cost and benefits.
• Identify variances and propose remedial measure to the appropriate governance forums.
• Apply agreed Change Control to the programmes / projects
• Monitor and Report Project RAID Items - Facilitate the identification of delivery barriers, risks and risk response planning for the Programme / Project in scope
• Ensure that interdependencies within the Programme / Project are clearly identified and managed.
• Monitor and Report progress made with Programme / Project Change Requests

Reporting

• Assist in the production of weekly Project Forum packs, highlighting progress across the workstreams, gathering inputs from delivery leads
• Attend Programme / Project Reporting Review Meetings
• Conduct Quality Review Checks of Programme Reporting Deliverables
• Promote utilisation of right reporting tools and automation of reporting mechanisms

Finance & Resourcing

• Assist in monitoring, tracking and reporting of Programme /Project Finances/RAF including Forecasts and Variances
• Monitor and Report Programme / Project Resource Demand

What we’re looking for:

• Process oriented with good organizational skills, attention to detail and focus on controls
• Self-motivated, holds high level of accountability for themselves
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and planning skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills

Skills that will help you in the role

• Exposure to each stage of the project life cycle and governance of each phase, from inception through to implementation
• Familiarity with the Financial Services environment

Where will you be working? Pune
Be More at Barclays At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are. Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term. Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution. Integrity We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do. Service We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do. Excellence We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference. Stewardship We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure. Challenge Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints. Drive Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.