Project Manager

Prague, Czechia

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Date live: Oct. 15, 2023

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90279911

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Project Manager
Prague

As a Barclays Project Manager you will be responsible for driving the successful implementation of medium to large-scale projects across Instrument and Price Group. This includes managing projects through all phases including Planning, Initiation, Delivery, Implementation and Closeout. The Instrument & Price group, is a global team of more than 70 people, we are responsible for positioning Barclays to the future state data platform.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

What will you be doing?
• Planning, directing and coordinating activities to manage and implement the initiative from detailed business case, through implementation, to closure and handover
• Defining, planning and managing resource requirements, working with the TC Leads to achieve the plan (budget, workforce, schedule)
• Identifying barriers to completion, resolving or escalating risks or issues as well as identifying and managing dependencies between your Initiative and other Initiatives
• Reporting progress in a timely and accurate way through the specified reporting timetable
• Ensuring that there is appropriate and effective governance and control oversight through the Programme Forum and other meetings as required
• Leading the team to ensure the successful delivery of expected outcomes and associated benefits; Directing and coaching the team to ensure effective delivery
• Championing the Initiative at all levels to ensure buy-in and acceptance and building strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Problem solving to resolve barriers to implementation and keep a focus on outcomes

What we’re looking for:
• Proven track record in delivering technology change working on a variety of relevant projects is a must
• Strong command of Programme and Project management techniques – including the application of industry-standard methodologies such as Prince2, PMP or similar
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills to be able to interact with stakeholders at multiple levels
• Considerable experience in Agile and SDLC full lifecycle delivery in workflow and rules driven software applications

Skills that will help you in the role:
• Experienced in working in a direct and matrix team structure distributed across global geographic locations will be a plus
• Experience in managing multiple workstreams effectively will be beneficial
• Programme or project Management Qualifification such as PMP / APM is preferred

Where will you be working?
Our Prague office is part of the Operations and Technology Division, and as such, we try our best to stay at the top of our technological game. However, the technology itself is not the most important thing. What matters the most to us is the way our ingenuity can help provide better service to our customers and make life easier for our employees.

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