Operational Readiness Manager

Barclays

Sunderland, United Kingdom
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Operational readiness in regulated environment
Commercial issuing or payment systems experience
People leadership with coaching responsibilities
** Barclays is seeking an Operational Readiness Manager to enhance the bank's operational efficiency through strategic change initiatives. The role involves managing change, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and ensuring operational readiness before go-live events, while leading a team focused on continuous improvement and compliance. **

Job Summary

  • This role is critical for ensuring all issuing changes are operationally ready, compliant, and safely embedded before go-live.
  • The successful candidate will co-lead operational readiness, supporting the Vice President while managing a team of analysts.
  • You will work across Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to minimize disruption during complex change initiatives.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** Barclays is seeking an Operational Readiness Manager to enhance the bank's operational efficiency through strategic change initiatives. The role involves managing change, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and ensuring operational readiness before go-live events, while leading a team focused on continuous improvement and compliance. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Operational readiness in regulated environment
  • Commercial Issuing or Payment systems experience
  • People leadership with coaching responsibilities
  • Risk, controls, and governance understanding
  • Change management framework expertise

Nice-to-have

  • Process improvement approach exposure
  • Cultural change and new ways of working
  • Tooling for change delivery familiarity
  • Translating processes to technical requirements
  • Rapid trust building with stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • Strong experience delivering operational readiness in regulated operations
  • Proven people leadership experience with coaching focus
  • Experience within Commercial Issuing, Cards, or Payments environments

Work Rights

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