Product Manager

Role : Product Manager

Location : London

Duration : 6 months

Overall Purpose Of the Role:

As a Product Manager within the Segments and Propositions team, you will be responsible for defining and driving the strategic development of customer propositions across the UK market. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, ensuring that how we treat and engage with our various customer segments aligns perfectly with Barclays’ overarching brand goals. You will manage products through their entire lifecycle—from initial inception through digital delivery—while maintaining a rigorous focus on risk, control, and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Proposition Strategy & Alignment: Lead the strategic development of customer propositions, ensuring all initiatives are commercially viable and strictly aligned with Barclays’ long-term business objectives.

• Digital Change Management: Direct the end-to-end product lifecycle, managing the transition from "idea inception" to "digital delivery" with a focus on seamless execution.

• Segment Management: Oversee how different UK customer segments are treated, balancing Business As Usual (BAU) requirements with innovative new offerings.

• Risk & Control: Proactively manage the risk and control environment for your product area, ensuring all propositions meet regulatory standards and internal governance frameworks.

• Performance Tracking: Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of propositions and drive data-led improvements.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Navigate a complex matrix environment by managing senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making, and providing clear updates on delivery progress.

Key Skills

• High-Velocity Execution: A proven track record of "high execution"—taking ownership of tasks and delivering results in a fast-paced corporate environment.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate high-level business goals into actionable product roadmaps.

• Digital Proficiency: Experience in managing digital change and working closely with technology teams to deliver customer-facing features.

• Self-Reliance: A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently, troubleshoot roadblocks, and drive projects forward without constant supervision.

• Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex product concepts to diverse audiences.

• Industry Expertise: Strong background in Financial Services is preferred; however, candidates with significant experience in Telecommunications (due to similar subscription/segment-based models) are highly encouraged to apply.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays 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 its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.