AVP Project Manager

Whippany, United States

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Date live: Oct. 11, 2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90279682

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Infrastructure Project Manager
Whippany, New Jersey

As a Barclays Infrasture Project Manager, you’ll be managing projects, involving the development and implementation of business processes to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

What will you be doing?
•   Takes responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of small- to medium-scale projects.
•   Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project.
•   Ensures that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate.
•   Ensures that quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.
•   Manages the change control procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets and are signed off.
•   Provides effective leadership to the project team and takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.

What we’re looking for:
•   Experienced at implementing or managing function-wide risk management processes and tools
•   Has analysed and documented specific projects' business requirements and strategic resolution initiatives; can describe alternative problem-solving approaches and their optimal uses
•   Experienced with planning, estimating, staffing, organising, and managing multiple projects; had monitored and dealt with critical paths and risks areas
•   Extensive experience and expertise as a Business Analyst
•   Vast experience and proficient expertise with Business Analysis tools as well as Agile software (JIRA, Agile Central)
•   Understanding of Agile SDLC concepts; Understanding of Scrum/ Kanban Agile SDLC methodology

Skills that will help you in the role:
•   Project Management experience
•   Good knowledge of Investment Banking/ Financial Services products
•   Ability to be able to take initiative, analyze, summarize, and communicate effectively both in writing and orally
•   Experience and knowledge of Finance management and reporting/ technology solutions

Where will you be working?
At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

More about working at Barclays

Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.
We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

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