Asset Servicing - Product Owner / Project Manager

Embark on a transformative journey as an Asset Servicing - Product Owner / Project Manager. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Working in the Post Trade Strategic Initiatives team you will have the opportunity to drive through changes in both existing and strategic Asset Servicing infrastructure as part of simplifying & modernizing our core platforms agenda. The role involves working with colleagues and stakeholders globally at all grade levels.

To be successful as an Asset Servicing - Product Owner / Project Manager, you should have:

• A self-starter mindset – be able to thoroughly investigate & manage / track / report issues on a timely basis, escalating where required.
• Experience effectively managing multiple responsibilities / issues simultaneously.
• Proven effective stakeholder management from junior to senior grades.

Other highly valued skills include:

• Asset Servicing experience.
• Proven record of managing & mitigating risks via transparent control processes.
• Proven record of collaborating with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.

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

This role is located in Canary Wharf.

Purpose of the role:

To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank’s technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

Accountabilities:

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.
• Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the bank's performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives.

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.