RFT CTO Governance Lead


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Recruiter

Barclays

Listed on

17th November 2021

Location

Knutsford

Type

Permanent

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As a Barclay's Chief Technology Architecture Office (CTO) Governance Lead, you will  be leading a governance, reporting and communications team. You will be the central point of contact for governance and compliance with standards across Risk Finance, Treasury  (RFT). Reporting to the Chief Information Office, this is an exciting role which requires excellent leadership, organisational and critical assessment skills.

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?
 You wil facilitate working groups and cohorts of technical experts to drive documenting of group strategies
 You will be mentoring new joiners, ensuring RFT priorities are clearly articulated, communicated and understood
 You will be leading the governance, reporting and communications team, and will produce, curate and iterate communications accordingly
 You will be critically assessing application reporting of group strategies spanning data and technology, ensuring internal audit and external regulatory commitments are met
 You will be tracking milestones, board agendas,action closures and building your architecture and project management skillset as part of your development
 Supporting the refinement and adoption of strong governance processes across the bank 
 You will act as the RFT representative for group processes, such as but not limited to demand control process (DCP), R3, project lifecycle catalogue (PLC)
 You will take accountability for oversight and delivery of work packages across RFT and ensure Risks and Issues are accurately reflected and tracked across the function What we're looking for:
 Influencing and leadership skills, with the ability to influence within a matrix management structure 
 Critical thinker with the ability to articulate complex requirementsand organise and lead working groups to tackle complex problems
 Advanced knowledge of Microsoft desktop software, including SharePoint and experience of chairing or minuting boards
 Highly analytical mind with a attention to detail, an excellent team player with the ability to adopt and apply concepts quickly working across global teams Skills that will help you in the role:
 Ability to prioritise competing workloads and escalate only when necessary with the ability to work to tight deadlines, including handling multiple tasks
 Ability to create architectural artefacts, use  architecture tools and the ability to understand and communicate complex technical problems. 
 Reporting / IT systems experience, knowledge of PM methodologies.
 Architectural qualifications, TOGAF, BCS Architecture and ITIL qualifications Where will you be working?
You will be based in Radbroke, Knutsford. The Barclays Technology Campus just outside Manchester is our tech command centre and a vital strategic powerhouse behind our global operations. The campus is set in a 64 acre self-contained site, in a beautiful green environment and it offers unrivalled facilities for work and for play. We have an onsite gym, as well as outdoor tennis, football and cricket areas, as well as onsite restaurant and coffee shops.

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