Project Manager - HR Transformation

Project Manager - HR Transformation

Posted 1 day ago by Barclays

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Project Manager for HR Transformation at Barclays will lead a significant initiative focused on enhancing leadership development through a digital coaching and accreditation pilot. This role requires strong project governance and stakeholder management skills to ensure successful delivery within a complex transformation program. The position is hybrid, requiring two days on-site in London, and involves collaboration across various teams to inform a broader organizational rollout. The contract is for six months with the potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead delivery of a high-visibility digital coaching and leadership development pilot for senior stakeholders
  • Develop and manage robust project plans, risk logs, dependencies, and governance forums
  • Drive alignment with wider HR transformation initiatives, including culture change, performance, and talent management
  • Translate pilot findings into actionable insights and a strategic case for scale-up across the enterprise
  • Coordinate across cross-functional teams including PMO, internal systems (e.g., Workday), and analytics
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to build trust, manage expectations, and drive decision-making
  • Ensure timely reporting and tracking against KPIs, milestones, and change impacts

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience delivering large-scale HR or business transformation projects (ideally in FS or consulting)
  • Strong project management qualifications (PRINCE2, APM, Agile, or equivalent – mandatory)
  • Skilled in navigating complex matrix organisations and influencing at senior levels
  • Experience with performance management, employee engagement, talent frameworks, and digital HR systems (e.g., Workday)
  • Data-literate and able to collaborate effectively with insight and analytics teams to inform strategy
  • Familiarity with leadership development, coaching models, or accreditation frameworks (nice to have, not essential)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Project Manager – HR Transformation

Location: London (2 Days on Site)

Contract: 6 Months (Potential to Extend)

Overview

Barclays is seeking a highly capable Project Manager with strong HR transformation and change delivery experience to lead a flagship initiative focused on the future of leadership development. The role involves managing the delivery of a digital coaching and accreditation pilot—combining AI-enabled virtual coaching and real-world delivery—with the goal of informing a broader organisational rollout in 2026. This is a key delivery role within a complex, fast-paced transformation programme, requiring strong project governance, stakeholder influence, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of a high-visibility digital coaching and leadership development pilot for senior stakeholders
  • Develop and manage robust project plans, risk logs, dependencies, and governance forums
  • Drive alignment with wider HR transformation initiatives, including culture change, performance, and talent management
  • Translate pilot findings into actionable insights and a strategic case for scale-up across the enterprise
  • Coordinate across cross-functional teams including PMO, internal systems (e.g., Workday), and analytics
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to build trust, manage expectations, and drive decision-making
  • Ensure timely reporting and tracking against KPIs, milestones, and change impacts

Experience and Skills Required

Proven experience delivering large-scale HR or business transformation projects (ideally in FS or consulting)

Strong project management qualifications (PRINCE2, APM, Agile, or equivalent – mandatory )

Skilled in navigating complex matrix organisations and influencing at senior levels

Experience with performance management, employee engagement, talent frameworks, and digital HR systems (e.g., Workday)

Data-literate and able to collaborate effectively with insight and analytics teams to inform strategy

Familiarity with leadership development, coaching models, or accreditation frameworks (nice to have, not essential)

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank offering consumer, corporate, and investment banking services globally. With a strong focus on innovation and responsible business, Barclays empowers colleagues to drive transformation across financial services and beyond.

Values and Inclusion

Barclays operates with a clear set of values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship—that underpin everything it does. The company is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture where all colleagues can thrive.

Hybrid Working

This role follows a hybrid model with two days a week in the London office and remote working for the remainder. Working arrangements are reviewed periodically to support both business and individual needs.

Contractor Benefits

As a contractor through Randstad Sourceright, you will benefit from holiday pay, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and access to lifestyle discounts and perks.

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