Organisation Effectiveness Specialist - AI & Agile Focus

Barclays; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an Organisation Effectiveness Specialist to support the Org Simplification programme across London or Glasgow. You will work directly with the Director and Org Design Lead to design simpler, better, and more balanced organisational structures and drive change initiatives.

You will manage end-to-end activities, monitor org health metrics, and prepare the business for AI implementation while expanding agile ways of working across teams and functions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a top-tier consulting firm or internal Org Design role within a bank/financial services institution.
• Proven experience on org simplification programmes with clear success metrics (efficiency gains, cost reductions, or FTE impact).
• Stakeholder management with senior HR BPs, Directors, and MD-level stakeholders (C-Suite experience is advantageous).
• Systems & Platforms: Orgvue or Visier highly desirable; familiarity with PowerBI/Tableau/Qlick/PeopleMaps/OrgBuilder/OTH/OrgViewer is beneficial.
• Additional beneficial skills: Agile/Scrum or SAFe certifications (Prosci), or basic people analytics.
• Adaptability to pivot focus due to leadership changes, AI adoption, or external factors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end activities: Handle project management, org design, and implementation.
• Drive Org Health assessments: Track spans and layers, governance forums, and decision rights.
• Prepare for the future: Focus on AI implementation and rolling out agile ways of working.
• Collaborate across teams: Coordinate with HRBPs, management teams, external consultants, and workforce change teams.

Skills

Org design

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile/Scrum

SAFe

People analytics

Industry knowledge

Tools

Orgvue

Visier

PowerBI

Tableau

Qlick

PeopleMaps

OrgBuilder

OTH

OrgViewer

Job description

Barclays is seeking an Organisation Effectiveness Specialist to support the Org Simplification programme across London or Glasgow. You will work directly with the Director and Org Design Lead to design simpler, better, and more balanced organisational structures and drive change initiatives.

You will manage end-to-end activities, monitor org health metrics, and prepare the business for AI implementation while expanding agile ways of working across teams and functions.