We’re looking for a Portfolio PMO Analyst to support the governance and execution of our Global Markets Post Trade, Wholesale Lending, CRM, Digital & Research Technology portfolio.
In this role, you’ll support the portfolio governance and assurance activities that underpin effective delivery across the Global Markets Post Trade, Wholesale Lending, CRM, Digital & Research Technology portfolio. You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Outcome Owners, Tech Leads and Portfolio Directors to maintain a clear forward view of the book of work, ensure prioritisation is well‑managed, and keep risks, dependencies, milestones, financials and change controls accurately tracked and visible across all programmes.
We’re looking for someone who is naturally curious, highly organised, and confident handling complex inputs across multiple business and technology areas. You’ll enjoy connecting the dots between Markets, CRM, Digital and Research initiatives, translating portfolio data into clear insights, and helping to drive governance that feels simple, consistent and effective across a diverse and fast‑moving change portfolio
To be successful, you should have:
Reporting & Analytical Skills - A core part of the Portfolio PMO function support involves preparing and maintaining portfolio and project reports, supporting financial views, and using tools like Navigator, Portfolio Controls, and dashboards to track delivery performance and highlight exceptions across the full portfolio (approx. 170 projects in flight). Being comfortable with data, metrics, and structured reporting is essential.
Stakeholder Communication & Coordination - Portfolio PMOs often coordinate with Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, and business stakeholders — scheduling updates, supporting governance forums, and ensuring actions and decisions are tracked and followed through. Strong, clear communication underpins effective PMO support. This aligns with the role expectations across PMO governance models and support structures
Strong Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint Skills - Ability to analyse and interpret data using Excel (e.g., lookups, pivot tables, basic modelling) and create clear, professional PowerPoint materials to support portfolio reporting, governance packs, and senior‑leader updates. This is a core expectation across PMO and portfolio roles where structured data handling and clear visual communication underpin effective reporting.
Additional skills that are highly valued include:
Basic Financial Management Awareness - A foundational understanding of financial management concepts—such as forecasting, budget tracking, and cost reporting—can be helpful when supporting portfolio reporting under the Barclays Change Framework. While not essential, this knowledge enables a Portfolio PMO to interpret financial data more confidently and contribute more effectively to portfolio insights
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills
This role is based in Glasgow.
Purpose of the role
To support change delivery managers in the delivery of successful projects, while ensuring that project management processes and practices are aligned with controls and governance standards and that projects are aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives.
Accountabilities
- Support to change delivery managers, ensuring their programme is compliant with the Barclays Control Framework, including oversight of controls and governance standards.
- Creation and implementation of standardised PMO processes and methodologies that are aligned with controls and governance standards and that support the delivery of successful projects. .
- Monitoring of project performance, including tracking of project progress, identification of risks assumptions, issues and dependencies, and creation of report on project status to senior management.
- Support of project documentation, including maintenance of project plans, schedules, and budgets, and ensuring that project documentation is up-to-date and accurate.
- Facilitation of project governance, including ensuring that projects are aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives, and that project risks assumptions, issues and dependencies are managed effectively.
- Provision of change management framework training to project managers and other stakeholders, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver successful projects. .
- Continuous improvement of project management practices, including identification of areas for improvement and implementation of changes to improve project delivery.
Analyst Expectations
- To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
- They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
