Job Description

Purpose of the role

Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results.  Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox

• Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback

• Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible 

• Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions

• Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes

• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders

• Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable

Embark on a transformative journey as Strategy Lead, Corporate Bank Tech at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Strategy Lead, Corporate Bank Tech , you should have experience with:

• Strong program management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive-level presentations.
• Strong analytical mindset with comfort in handling data and dashboards.
• Experience working with senior leadership and managing cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in tools like PowerPoint, Excel, Confluence, and project tracking platform.

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Ability to synthesize complex information and drive clarity in ambiguous environments.
• Prior exposure to India technology centers and global matrixed organizations is a plus.

This role will be based out of Chennai office.