Senior Agile Delivery Lead - AVP

2755 Barclays Services Corpor; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid leave

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Lead - AVP in Whippany, NJ to guide Agile teams, remove impediments, and drive governance across engineering, architecture, and product groups. You will partner with stakeholders to translate strategy into execution and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining high quality and collaboration.

You will lead complex programs in a regulated environment, with strong emphasis on risk management, executive reporting, and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading Agile delivery initiatives.
• Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, product, business and risk functions.
• Proven governance, reporting, and data-driven decision-making in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate events and ensure they are productive within the timebox.
• Maintain backlog refinement and ensure customer value through iteration feedback.
• Identify and remove blockers to improve team flow and visibility of work.
• Identify risks, escalate and shield the squad from interruptions.
• Coach Agile team attributes and drive high performance with stakeholder collaboration.
• Foster trust and collaboration with business, product, vendors and other stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality and participate in governance forums as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Job description

Purpose of the role

Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results. Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders.

Accountabilities

1. 1.Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox
2. 2.Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback
3. 3.Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible
4. 4.Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalation risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions
5. 5.Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise 'in the moment leadership', and drive high-performing team attributes
6. 6.Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders
7. 7.Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable

Assistant Vice President Expectations

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes 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. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. 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.

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Agile Delivery Lead - AVP

At Barclays, our vision is clear -to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. This role sits at the center of the Digital Asset Technology organization, combining strategic business management, organizational leadership, agile delivery, governance, and execution oversight. In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to Digital Asset Technology leadership, helping translate strategy into execution while ensuring alignment across engineering, architecture, product, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and external partners To be successful as a Senior Agile Delivery Lead - AVP, you should have: Proven leadership with exceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills, effectively influencing senior leaders and driving strategic outcomes Extensive experience serving as a Chief of Staff, Program Manager, Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, or similar role, leading complex projects from planning through execution Demonstrated success aligning cross-functional teams across engineering, architecture, product, business, legal, risk, compliance, and operations to achieve shared objectives Considerable background facilitating Agile delivery practices across large-scale technology programs, ensuring on-time execution, transparency, and continuous improvement Expertise in executive governance, reporting, financial and workforce planning, delivery metrics, risk management, and data-driven decision-making in fast-paced, evolving environments Other highly valued skills include: Considerable understanding of digital asset platforms, blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, digital custody solutions, wallet technologies, and distributed ledger ecosystems Experience working with digital asset service providers, including custody platforms, wallet solutions, settlement networks, and DLT infrastructure vendors to support enterprise projects Knowledge of payments, brokerage, capital markets, liquidity management, settlement, and post-trade operating models within financial services environments Proven ability to operate within highly regulated organizations, managing third-party/vendor governance, compliance requirements, and risk considerations Experience leading large-scale technology transformation programs with executive visibility and cross-functional coordination, complemented by Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe RTE, or equivalent You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $115,000 Maximum Salary: $155,000

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that is unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.