Senior Project Manager - VP

Barclays; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in New York is seeking a Senior Project Manager - VP to lead large, complex change programs within the Corporate Portfolio Execution Team. You will drive end‑to‑end delivery, coordinate across global teams, and influence senior stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.

In this role, you will blend Agile and Waterfall delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and help shape the future of international cash‑management capabilities for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large, complex change programmes.
• Experience guiding Agile delivery as Scrum Master, RTE, or similar.
• Strong programme governance, risk and dependency management.
• Outstanding communication with senior executives and cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple related projects within a program to deliver strategic benefits.
• Drive cross‑functional execution with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Manage risks, issues, budgets, and resource allocation at the program level.
• Act as senior liaison to executives and external clients to align on priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Agile delivery

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Global collaboration

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Project Manager - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. You will work with the Corporate and Payment Portfolio Execution Team, a multidisciplinary organization responsible for driving the bank’s most strategic and complex change programs. The US Corporate Portfolio was launched to enhance the Corporate Bank’s offering by building on foundational technology and developing new capabilities that support a consistent, strategic international cash‑management experience for clients worldwide. In this role, you will contribute to expanding and improving client channels, introducing new product functionalities, enabling smart billing and strategic reporting, and delivering the automation and scalability necessary to stay competitive in the market and advance the growth goals of the ICB/GTB businesses. As part of the enterprise-wide transition to Agile ways of working, transformation initiatives will increasingly be delivered through Agile delivery models. Accordingly, applicants are expected to be well versed in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and capable of adapting to a hybrid delivery environment as the organization progresses through this transformation.

To be successful as a Senior Project Manager - VP, you should have:

• Proven leadership of large, complex change programmes, with the ability to set direction, drive execution, and inspire cross‑functional teams
• Confirmed experience leading and facilitating Agile delivery as a Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer (RTE), or in a comparable Agile leadership capacity, with a good understanding of Agile frameworks, ceremonies, and delivery practices
• Remarkable project and programme management capability, including planning, governance, risk management, dependency management, and delivery discipline
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and gain buy‑in from senior executives and diverse functional partners
• Ability to work across global teams, navigating multiple regions, cultures, and regulatory contexts effectively

Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Deep understanding of financial services transformation; prior experience in Corporate business and subject matter experience in FX, Liquidity and Payments Product suite highly advantageous but not essential
• Certification or direct experience with Agile methodology as Release Train Engineer or otherwise highly preferred
• Ample problem‑solving and decision‑making skills, with a history of delivering outcomes in fast‑moving or ambiguous environments

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this 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 New York, NY office.

Minimum Salary: $155,000

Maximum Salary: $225,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

Responsible for broader, strategic objectives across multiple projects, with a long-term, cross‑functional focus.

Accountabilities

• Scope Management: Oversees a collection of related projects that together aim to achieve broader strategic business objectives. Their focus is on the long‑term benefits and ensuring the alignment of projects with the organization’s goals.
• Strategic Focus: Focuses on strategic, high‑level outcomes. They are responsible for the overall success and continuous alignment of projects to the organization’s business strategy.
• Time Horizon: Typically works over a longer time horizon, as programs may span months or years and involve multiple phases and projects.
• Stakeholder Management: Manages a wide range of stakeholders across various projects, including executives, project managers, and external clients. They ensure communication and alignment across all projects within the program.
• Risk and Issue Management: Manages risks and issues at a higher level, focusing on cross‑project dependencies and potential impacts on the broader program or business strategy.
• Resource Management: Responsible for allocating resources across multiple projects, balancing priorities, and ensuring that resources are used efficiently across the program.
• Financial Management: Manages the overall program budget, tracking the financial health of multiple projects and ensuring that the program as a whole delivers value.
• Metrics: Measures success based on the cumulative benefits delivered by all the projects within the program. They look at business outcomes, value creation, and alignment with strategic goals.
• Change Management: Deals with change at a macro level, ensuring that changes across projects are managed cohesively and don’t negatively impact the overall program.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In‑depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.