Ways of working - Transformation & Execution- Director
Barclays · Posted Oct 20
Banking, credit card, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services
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About the role
The role sits within Barclays’ Ways of Working – Transformation & Execution area and focuses on guiding teams, leaders, and organisations in adopting and optimizing Agile practices. It involves facilitating the transition to new agile methodologies at team and team-of-teams levels, with the director acting strategically across wider execution and enterprise change initiatives. The role combines scaled agile frameworks, coaching, cultural change, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
What you will do
- Mentor and coach : Guide teams and leaders on Agile principles, practices, tools, and methodologies in alignment to the Business Unit’s strategic needs and delivering value to the client / customers
- Facilitate Colleague Development: Coach and Develop colleagues to embed Agile ways of working, championing an Agile mindset and behaviors to drive cultural change
- Build High-Performing Teams: Help teams identify and address impediments to Agile execution and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning
- Continuous Improvement: Use data and metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and growth
- Cross Business Collaboration: Collaborate with other Agile Coaches, share best practice and contribute to a network of Agile champions across Business Units
- Agile Adoption: Own the Agile coaching strategy to continually improve maturity levels across the organisation by embedding best practices.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Candidates will need a strong understanding of scaled agile frameworks and have solid coaching experience in complex organisations, ideally in the financial services sector or similar
- Importantly, they will need to be able to demonstrate flexibility in applying frameworks and provide psychological safety to teams undergoing transformation, with clear evidence of having acted as a coach in the true sense rather than a practitioner
- The director will need to act at a strategic level across the program.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Barclays
Barclays is a British multinational universal bank that provides consumer, corporate, and investment banking, as well as wealth management services. Tracing its origins back to 1690 in London, the institution operates globally to serve millions of retail and institutional clients. The bank leverages cutting-edge technology and digital platforms to drive operational efficiency across its international network.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 93000+ employees
- Founded
- 1690
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Group Chief Executive
Group Finance Director
Group Chief Operating Officer
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