Join Barclays as a Senior Assurance & Metrics where you will ensure project controls assurance, vendor compliance and operational integrity across Barclays Retail vendors, support platform migration, implementation of digital solutions including Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Smartsheet and data visualisation tools, drive adherence to contractual agreements and controls requirements, mitigating risks in project delivery. Maintain rigorous oversight to uphold quality, compliance and accountability across all vendor engagements, develop and refine performance management metrics, leveraging trend analysis and insights to enhance performance, conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT), continuously evolving system usability and effectiveness and act as the document control and templates custodian for Capital Projects, ensuring precision and consistency in project documentation. This role is perfect for someone dedicated, detail-oriented who thrives in a busy fast-paced environment, highly collaborative and able to prioritize workload.

To be successful as a Senior Assurance & Metrics, you should have experience with:

• Analytical skills.
• Does not take things on face value, be a thinker and naturally inquisitive.
• Data driven and highly proficient in excel.
• Proficient in Tableau/Power BI data visualisation tools.
• Process driven with capability and experience of developing and writing formal process/procedural documentation .
• Experienced auditor, confident in developing audit templates, scopes, writing findings reports and managing corrective and preventive action plans.
• Collaborative, experienced working with supply chains and getting the best out of them, driving performance and best practice.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks at the same time, prepared to operate in a fast-paced environment and prioritise workload.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Understanding of controls frameworks.
• Experience in construction sector either as a contractor, consultant or client.
• Experience in retail banking sector.

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 and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role can be performed from London or Northampton.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Risk identification and proactive risk management, identifying interconnected, horizon and emerging risks to assist the business in understanding, managing and mitigating the right risks in line with their business strategy and objectives.
• Analysis of operational risk data to identify trends, patterns, and emerging risks.
• Risk-based analysis of business processes, systems, and controls to assess the likelihood and impact of identified risks.
• Ongoing research and monitoring of internal and external sources to identify potential Operational Risks.
• Oversight, review and challenge of 1st Line activities including - Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSAs), Risk Events, Issues and attendance at key Risk and Control meetings (with associated reporting) ensuring they accurately reflect the business risk position,.
• Stakeholder management, engaging and working effectively with First and Second Line management.
• Risk based 2nd Line input into 1st Line Projects, Initiatives and Strategic decision making.

To provide independent review and challenge of the Operational Risk elements of particular risk categories across the bank. Ensuring they are carried out in accordance with Barclays Operational Risk Framework, Policies, and Standards