Project Manager (Financial Crime Change Management)

Project Manager (Financial Crime Change Management)

PAYE only

6 months

About Financial Crime and Compliance Change

Based in the 2nd line, within the Group Service Company (BX), Financial Crime and Compliance Change operates to;

• Deliver change initiatives to support the Financial Crime and Compliance function in maintaining and enhancing its risk management capabilities,
• Support the function in meeting regulatory requirements through the delivery of business process changes.

Overall purpose of role:

The Financial Crime and Compliance Project Manager will take responsibility for the delivery of critical business change projects that form part of the Financial Crime and Compliance change portfolio.

Key Accountabilities:

• Deliver functional change projects that meet mandatory or regulatory requirements
• Ensure that the project(s) are individually defined, planned and delivered to respective goals and objectives
• Lead change management activities to ensure that colleagues are able and willing to accept the business change being delivered.
• Ensure the integrity of each project is maintained, focussing on internal consistency and compliance to governance, standards, processes and strategies.
• Work closely with the business areas in transitioning the project into BAU, supporting the realisation of benefits whilst maintaining operational stability.
• Manage risks to the project outcome and maintaining the project risk log, making judgement calls against all the identified risks and the appropriate levels of mitigation required, escalating and reporting as required.
• Manage change control for areas of own project scope and deciding on the outcome of impact assessments, recommending the appropriate way forward to key stakeholders.
• Effectively manage the dependencies between the inter-linked projects ensuring that they each deliver the agreed outputs.  These dependencies may be within or external to the programme.

Person Specification 

• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving skills, ability to multi-task and demonstrate flexible thinking. Ability to distil complex issues to clear and concise briefings for management
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with management and interact at all levels of the organisation
• Ability and willingness to recommend solutions

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of project management and associated methodologies
• Evidence of being involved in the successful delivering of project/programmes.
• Experience of working in a global matrix environment.
• Project Management related qualification preferred
• Knowledge of regulatory environment and risk management with exposure to Financial Crime/Compliance matters

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 measure and reward 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 operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning 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. Please discuss the details of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrollment 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.