Lead Process Architect reference: 0000074614

Barclays is seeking a talented Process Architect to join its Integrated Financial Crime (IFC) portfolio in Glasgow. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing critical financial crime processes within a leading global bank.

The IFC portfolio is a comprehensive program dedicated to building a robust, risk-based, and effective financial crime environment. This involves a multi-faceted approach through over 20 distinct programs aimed at strengthening automation, enhancing capabilities across all lines of defense, and empowering colleagues and customers to proactively identify and prevent financial crime.

What You'll Do:

As a Process Architect, you will be instrumental in driving process optimization, capacity creation, and identifying areas for improvement across relevant business areas. This will involve:

• Collaborating closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including business units, technical teams, and Enterprise Architecture.
• Leveraging data and Management Information (MI) to identify and analyze process optimization opportunities.
• Leading the documentation, analysis, and re-engineering of business processes to enhance speed, reduce costs, and improve efficiency, while meticulously factoring in risks, controls, and legal obligations.
• Developing and implementing structured Business Process Management (BPM) approaches to ensure processes are scalable, measurable, and adaptable to evolving needs.
• Translating complex business needs into clear, visual process models.
• Assessing new technologies to meet current and future business requirements.
• Monitoring and analyzing application performance, resiliency, and stability to identify and resolve issues.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and identifying industry developments impacting the bank's operations.

Key Advantages for Your Career Path:

This role offers significant advantages for ambitious professionals looking to advance their careers in financial services and enterprise architecture:

• Impactful Contribution: You will directly contribute to strengthening Barclays' defense against financial crime, a critical area for any major financial institution.
• Strategic Influence: The opportunity to develop and evolve the bank's technology architecture and strategies, influencing both business and technology objectives.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Depending on the specific path, you'll have opportunities to lead teams, mentor colleagues, and guide technical direction, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with diverse teams across technology, business, and operations, gaining broad organizational insight and building a strong network.
• Advanced Problem-Solving: Engage in sophisticated analytical thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions, incorporating outcomes from extensive research.
• Specialized Skill Development: Deepen your expertise in Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Business Process Engineering, and advanced process modeling techniques.

Key Considerations for Candidates:

To thrive in this role and make a significant contribution, candidates should possess:

• Extensive Experience: A strong background in Enterprise Architecture, with a specialization in Business Architecture and Business Process Engineering, ideally within the banking sector.
• Process Re-engineering Expertise: Proven experience in documenting, analyzing, and re-engineering business processes with a focus on speed, cost, efficiency, risk, and compliance.
• BPM Acumen: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement structured Business Process Management (BPM) frameworks.
• Process Modelling Proficiency: Skill in using methodologies like BPMN for detailed workflow mapping and creating clear visual representations of processes. Familiarity with modelling software such as Signavio, Bluework Live, or Celonis is highly valued.
• Risk and Control Mindset: A deep understanding of risk management, controls, governance, security, and compliance is essential.
• Strategic Thinking: The ability to align technical solutions with broader business strategies and objectives.
• Adaptability and Continuous Improvement: A mindset focused on identifying opportunities for enhancement and driving positive change.

Barclays is committed to fostering a culture that embodies its values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, alongside the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive. If you are a driven and experienced Process Architect looking to make a tangible impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity in Glasgow could be the ideal next step in your career journey.