Programme Test Assurance Lead

Job Title : Programme Test Assurance Lead

Location: Pune

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our 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 our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Working Flexibly

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

Hybrid Working

Onsite role:

Colleagues who perform 'onsite' roles will spend four or five days a week working onsite, depending on the requirements of their role and business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:

To manage Execution Risk effectively, deliver on our Group strategy and satisfy all our stakeholders, we must deliver our initiatives consistently and transparently. Change Management colleagues ensure initiative delivery is managed in line with the relevant Policies and Standards, using standard processes and tooling to improve the level and likelihood of successful outcomes. They also help to ensure all stakeholders are aware of initiative progress and have the information they need to make the right decisions in a timely manner.

The PCIR Programme Delivery Office (PDO) team oversees all aspects of programme delivery. PCIR is a multi-year, group-wide Programme with a projected total budget in excess of £100m.

What will you be doing?

A Test Assurance Manager ensures initiative delivery in these domains is managed efficiently and effectively, in line with relevant policies and standards.
• Plan and execute activities relating to test assurance as necessary in support of the safe delivery of change at the Programme level
• Maintaining and actively managing initiative documentation relating to test assurance, facilitating key governance fora, reinforcing the accountabilities of key stakeholders, helping to ensure that decisions are made by the right people and based on the right information. This includes ensuring that the Accountable Executive and other key stakeholders / fora (e.g. Project or Programme Forum, Portfolio Governance Board) have relevant and timely initiative MI (including status and any relevant risks or issues)
• Supporting the Programme and / or other Project Managers in determining, monitoring and managing workforce and financial requirements, drawing insights from available information to inform daily delivery - such as challenging progress, prioritisation of resources or stop/start/continue decisions; tracking benefits and costs, driving budget efficiency
• Supporting the Programme and / or other Project Managers in assessing the risks from the change, including the tracking of thematic issues, early identification and management of RAIDs
• Supporting the Programme and / or other Project Managers in in tracking outcomes, ensuring that planned outputs deliver the agreed outcomes and that the outcomes remain relevant; also enabled through provision of timely MI and estimating, scheduling and planning activity

A Test Assurance Manager has an important role to play in providing constructive challenge to Programmes and Projects, not only providing the information initiatives needed to make the right decisions, but also helping initiative leads to pre-empt any issues and course correct where required.
• Acting in partnership with Programme Technology Delivery Director, using their experience and insight to help challenge efficiency; to maintain a focus on delivering outcomes; to predict potential blockers and risks; and to deploy appropriate governance and oversight of delivery (including the Project and/or Programme Forum)
• Driving best practice delivery in line with the relevant Policies and Standards through coaching and educating delivery teams on what good looks like; monitoring and driving improvement in data quality and timeliness of reporting to enable decision making; reviewing and challenging reports to ensure they are complete and accurate

What we're looking for:

o Experience of having executed large scale testing activities

o Experience of having created, maintained comprehensive test documentation

o Proven organisational & planning skills at an enterprise level

o Proven communication skills with an ability to deliver complex messages clearly and succinctly

o Any graduate.

Skills that will help you in the role:

o Proven analytical skills

o Competency with MS Project, MS PowerPoint & MS Excel

o Competency with Jira & Confluence

Where will you be working?

Pune

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

You must meet the following eligibility criteria:

To apply, upload a copy of your updated resume on Taleo.

Completed 12 months in their current role at a grade AVP or VP

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