Description
We are seeking a Business Architect - Process Engagement Lead to join our team at Barclays in Glasgow.
As a Business Architect - Process Engagement Lead, you will play a pivotal part in shaping and elevating our organisation’s key business capabilities, processes and organisation design at an incredibly exciting time during our process transformation.
Purpose of the role To collaborate with stakeholders and use data and MI to identify process optimisation opportunities for capacity creation in relevant business areas.
Accountabilities
- Development and implementation of strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of banking operations, using data led insights.
- Participation in projects and initiatives to improve performance & optimisation efficiency and effectiveness.
- Development of reports and presentations on performance & optimisation and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
- Identification of industry trends and developments, and collaboration with stakeholders across the bank to provide recommendations for change and improvement within performance and optimisation processes.
- Development and implementation of analytics and reporting performance & optimisation to mitigate risks and maintain efficient operations.
- Identification of capacity creation in operations using data and Management Information.
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 escalate 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.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
- Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
Requirements
- Advanced stakeholder collaboration and senior‑level engagement, with the ability to confidently present, communicate complex ideas with clarity, and facilitate high‑impact workshops.
- Comprehensive understanding of business architecture with a key focus on enterprise business capabilities and operating model with the ability to guide design thinking, challenge assumptions, and influence decision‑making.
- A proven track record of delivering high‑quality outputs against challenging deadlines, effectively balancing competing priorities and organisational demands.
Desired skills
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to translate business goals into scalable, sustainable process solutions.
- Subject‑matter expertise in operating model and zero-based design thinking particularly in applying these capabilities to enhance process performance and drive efficiency.
- Experience with process mining and performance analytics to uncover insights, simplify workflows, and optimise end‑to‑end processes.
- Key passion for delivering successful change.