Job Description

Job Title: HR Technology - Project Manger
Location: Chennai 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:

The role is accountable for the delivery of technology projects within Functions. Responsible for the successful delivery of this project to plan, budget and agreed quality and governance standards. Manage project teams engaged throughout the full delivery lifecycle. Delivery of projects supporting the business strategy from business case through to initiation, requirement analysis, design, build, testing, implementation and closure.

What will you be doing?

• Accountable for creating project deliverables that meet or exceed the expectations of the project stakeholders. Co-ordinates with team members, including those from suppliers and external vendors
• Overall accountability and end-to-end delivery management for a set of technology related initiatives as defined by our business and portfolio framework
• The role will require work to be undertaken on multiple projects/releases at a time, collaborating with Business Analysts, Designers and developers as well as support and Infrastructure teams during and for the release of software components within the project scope, ensuring quality and timeliness of the delivery.
• Own and drive the Project planning framework, ensuring that plans are developed and tracked to appropriate standards, are integrated effectively across all work-streams, are unambiguous and achievable, and that dependencies are clearly understood and managed
• Manage and co-ordinate projects, their interdependencies, and associated risks and issues, escalating to the engineering leads to ensure project delivery
• Control the Project scope, ensuring that rigorous change control is exercised
• Ensure that all Project status reporting is accurate, informative and timely, and directly provide progress reports. Escalate for management intervention wherever gaps in the Programme/Project are identified or issues arise
• Provide ongoing monitoring of the Project to confirm that delivery meets the Project's objectives and continues to make effective use of available funds and resources
• Creates and manages detailed Project Implementation Plans, ensuring resources in place and outages agreed
• Ensure all change record are submitted and closed within established timeframes. Conducts Go/ No-go meetings. Produces project implementation communications
• Ensures resolution of minor and major incidents associated with the project, facilitate regular checkpoints during the Implementation period (and through roll-back if necessary)

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Work closely with Product Owners/Central PMO to understand the big picture, independent business outcomes, criticality, impact and timelines.
• Maintain clear and transparent communication with stakeholders, both within and outside the team, at all times.
• Raise red flags to relevant stakeholders as and when a risk is spotted. Provide risk mitigation plan wherever necessary.

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrable experience in a Project Manager role with strong evidence of both business and technology change delivery.
• Experience in Project Management for large complex projects, with in depth understanding of high quality governance practices
• Excellent communication skills, able to adapt approach to different levels of seniority as appropriate.
• Experience of working in an agile project team Ability to work collaboratively, influence and support teams through periods of change

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Project Management or Agile certification
• Experience working in large, complex organisations, delivering migration or change projects for Functions (HR/Compliance) Domain
• Experience of Jira , Confluence, Navigaor tools

Where will you be working?
Chennai 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.