Key Accountabilities
- Support business and technical change through architecture support of development activities and early engagement in business change processes.
- Participate in Global governance and Architecture communities on behalf of EMM Architecture & Design.
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders and business units to understand needs and provide strategic consultation.
- Translate business requirements into solution architecture, design, and technical product roadmaps.
- Manage technical debt to ensure long-term sustainable development.
- Collaborate with CTO, CIO, Engineering, Security, Data & Product teams to establish appropriate Architecture & Design for changes and domains.
- Address technology, design, and architecture challenges with Head of Architecture, CIO, and other support functions.
- Ensure designs and architecture align with platform and program goals.
Purpose of the role
Define direction and design solutions for the bank's most complex IT systems and platforms, using industry-leading approaches to meet challenging functional and non-functional requirements.
Accountabilities
- Set strategic architecture direction for specific technology areas, e.g., trading platforms.
- Provide deep technical expertise in designing and evaluating complex architectures, overseeing solution architects, and promoting continuous learning within the architecture community.
- Manage innovative design, engineering initiatives, and complex projects by collaborating with technical experts to resolve issues supporting the bank's strategy.
- Develop and promote architectural standards, guidelines, and governance policies to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance, mitigating risks.
- Identify emerging technology trends and innovations, and implement solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
- Maintain relationships with business partners, architects, and engineering teams to ensure successful design and adoption.
- Advocate for solutions addressing technological needs through clear communication to support decisions.
- Support initiatives to mentor team members, streamline operations, and share knowledge.
Director Expectations
- Manage a business function, contribute to strategic initiatives, and influence policies and procedures.
- Lead a large team or sub-function, fostering a performance culture aligned with business values, or lead organization-wide projects as a technical expert and thought leader.
- Provide expert advice to senior management to influence decisions and strategies.
- Manage resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
- Escalate policy breaches appropriately and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Monitor and influence external environment, regulators, and advocacy groups as appropriate.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of how the function supports overall business objectives.
- Stay updated on industry practices and external developments.
- Use advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems and design solutions.
- Make significant strategic decisions within own area.
- Negotiate and influence stakeholders internally and externally.
- Act as principal contact for key clients and counterparts.
- Serve as a spokesperson for the function and division.
All Senior Leaders should embody the LEAD behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, and Develop others.
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values-Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship-and the Barclays Mindset-Empower, Challenge, and Drive.