Workstream Senior Project Manager

Job Description
Purpose of the role
To manage change projects that help the organisation achieve its strategic objectives, while ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, in control and in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Management of change projects within the organisation, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Development and management of project plans that outline the scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements for change projects.
• Communication with stakeholders, including senior management, project teams, and external partners, to ensure that they are informed about project progress and that their needs and expectations are being met.
• Management of project teams, ensuring that they are properly resourced and that they have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver on project objectives.
• Management of project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within the agreed budget.
• Creation of reports on project progress to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Management of project risks, ensuring that risk, assumptions, issues and dependencies are identified, assessed, and mitigated as necessary.
• Facilitation of change management activities, including training and communication, to ensure that change projects are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

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 operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People 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..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• 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.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.

As a Workstream Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of key projects within a defined workstream, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with governance standards. You will provide hands-on oversight across all phases of the project lifecycle, from planning and scheduling through to execution, testing, and readiness for deployment. Your role will involve coordinating activities across multiple teams, monitoring progress, and ensuring that dependencies are managed effectively. As technology change is a key element of the programme, you will work closely with technical teams to understand and support technology-related changes, ensuring that solutions are implemented successfully and meet business requirements.

You will act as the central point of coordination for your workstream, collaborating with project stakeholders and operational teams to ensure seamless delivery. You will have oversight of the activities of the teams within your workstream, working closely with their people leader to deliver the required results guidance to maintain alignment and accountability. Your responsibilities will include managing timelines, tracking deliverables, and supporting implementation planning to ensure sustainable outcomes. This position is ideal for someone with strong organisational skills, previous experience in people management, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Knowledge of technology change and experience in project oversight will be critical to success in this role.

To be successful as a Workstream Senior Project Manager 12 Months Full Time Contract, you should have experience with:

• Proven project management expertise, with experience delivering complex initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Strong scheduling and planning skills, with the ability to oversee multiple squads and manage interdependencies effectively.
• Experience in technology-related projects, with a solid understanding of technical change and its impact on business operations.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate across diverse teams, ensuring alignment and accountability across workstreams.
• Previous experience in people oversight or operational team management, demonstrating leadership through influence and guidance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and maintain clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

Your role can be located from our Glasgow or London office