Job Description

Program Test Reporting & Governance Lead
London

As a Barclays, Program Test Reporting & Governance Lead you will be involved in responding to assurance requirements from Internal audit all the way to External Consultants appointed by Central Banks. In addition, it requires clear reporting to senior stakeholder about the current state of testing. This role will help create and maintain a Governance and Reporting framework that allows for robust response to these requirements.

Barclays is one of the world\'s largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity \xe2\x80\x93 helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

Working Flexibly
We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99 and clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\xe2\x80\x99re 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
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\xe2\x80\x99re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

What will you be doing?

• Assessing the Governance and Reporting requirements and defining a framework to fulfil the requirements
• Working closely with Programme Test/Implementation Director and Programme Assurance Director in operationalizing the framework
• Acting as the PoC for all the processes, Strategy, Approach, Execution Reporting, Closure Document, Assurance and External Communications on testing
• Representing testing position in various senior forums both internal and external
• Managing the stakeholders that are Program Director, Program Assurance Director, Scheme Director, Requirements/Architecture Lead and Test Leads
• You will drive problems to resolution where there may not be an obvious leader

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:

• Must have experience in managing Testing services for multiple large scale programmes and projects
• Must have detailed functional and non-functional Testing knowledge and extensive knowledge of the test lifecycle and of relevant testing techniques
• Must have experience in defining and rolling out strategies/frameworks and governing the performance of it through appropriate metrics
• Must have leadership level experience of engaging multiple senior stakeholders within technology and business

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience of executing complex E2E testing including connectivity with external interfaces
• Experience in dealing with internal/external audit/assurance bodies
• Experience in dealing with senior MD/C Suite stakeholders
• Knowledge of Global Payments and Settlement Schemes e.g.: CHAPS

Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.

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