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Embark on a transformative journey as a VP - Platform Portfolio Lead. At Barclays, where our vision is to redefine the future of banking and drive innovative, scalable solutions. In this role, you will be accountable for defining and driving the overarching strategy, multi-year roadmap, and end-to-end execution of the digital channels platform portfolio. You will partner closely with senior business and technology stakeholders to align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities, ensuring delivery against strategic objectives. You will collaboration across cross-functional architecture, engineering, product, risk, and compliance teams to design, build, and continuously enhance secure, resilient, and scalable platforms. These platforms will support complex, industry-wide payment solutions while adhering to evolving regulatory and security standards.
Job Responsibility
Accountable for defining and driving the overarching strategy, multi-year roadmap, and end-to-end execution of the digital channels platform portfolio
Partner closely with senior business and technology stakeholders to align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities, ensuring delivery against strategic objectives
Collaboration across cross-functional architecture, engineering, product, risk, and compliance teams to design, build, and continuously enhance secure, resilient, and scalable platforms
Requirements
Proven leadership in delivering enterprise-scale technology portfolios and complex programs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
Considerable record of achievement of managing multi-million pound technology portfolios with consistent on-time, on-budget delivery and measurable outcomes
Effective executive stakeholder engagement, with ability to influence and communicate at executive and senior leadership levels
Deep expertise in Agile and scaled delivery frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) to drive efficient and adaptive execution
Considerable strategic, financial, and governance acumen, including portfolio planning, P&L oversight, risk management, and data-driven decision-making
Nice to have
Ample financial services expertise with deep understanding of banking operations, regulatory frameworks, and industry challenges
Solid technical foundation across software engineering, architecture, and infrastructure domains
Relevant industry certifications spanning Agile, Product, Portfolio Management, and Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
Proven experience managing vendors, third-party suppliers, and strategic partnerships across large-scale engagements
Demonstrated strength in driving enterprise transformation, change management, and corporate technology domain programs