Barclays is Looking for Engineering Prod Manager Full Time

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Job Title : Engineering Prod ManagerLocation: PuneAbout BarclaysBarclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.Risk and Control ObjectiveTake ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you doWorking FlexiblyWere committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as. enabling us to better service our customers and clients needs. Whether you have family commitments or youre a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.Hybrid WorkingStructured hybrid role:At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, anchor, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.Introduction:Working with product teams, customers, and broader stakeholders, a product manager will embody the product thinking philosophy. A product manager bridges the gap between the vision and strategy.Deep knowledge of the Customer – they engage with customers to understand their issues, pain points, desires, and how they work, informing your day-to-day decisions. You are responsible for the value risk (Will the product add value to our customers ) and viability risk of the product (will this solution work for our business Is it something we can effectively manage, service, fund ).What will you be doing 1. Product Knowledge: User and customer knowledge (acknowledge expert in target users / customers ); Data knowledge (skilled in various data tools and considered to be an expert on how product is used by users); Industry and Domain knowledge (competitive landscape and industry trends; Business and Company knowledge (various dimensions of Barclays business) as relates to stakeholder concerns.2. Process Skills and Techniques: Product Discovery Techniques (identifying product risks early and collaboratively); Product Optimisation Techniques (continual improvement and refinement to product line); backlog grooming and optimisation of teams Jira intake, story development, operating model and delivery processes.3. Value Stream Mapping: Identifying, coordinating and delivering on VSM for a top candidate in the product offering that will be a model for future behaviours within and across other teams. Familiarity and utilisation of agile (e.g. Scrum or Kanban) practices and continuous improvement (Kaizen) principles.4. People: Collaborate with the developers and product designer, involving them early enough and providing them direct access customers, leverage the teams skills and mind. Promote an open, collaborative culture that promotes phycological safety. A leader of empowered teams.What were looking for:The product manager is accountable for what the product teams within their product line are building (outcomes), aligned to overall strategy and customer needs. This means that the product manager must contribute to their product team a solid knowledge of the various constraints of the business. The product manager is highly collaborative and leads brainstorming collaboration sessions, structures strategic conversations, drives team strategy with some guidance, is the go-to expert for features and products. The product Manager is involved in evolving product vision, principles and strategies and maintains alignment with business objectives and as such will have:Deep knowledge of the data: exhibiting both qualitative and quantitative skills, using analytics tools to discover usage and cost partners.Deep knowledge of the business: Understanding of your business and how it works, and the role the product plays within the business.Deep knowledge of your market and industry: understanding key trend in customer technology, customer behaviours and expectations.Skills that will help you in the role:Experience of working as an engineer in a software, data or infrastructure engineering team. Proven experience as a Product Manager serving critical technology-driven products. Mastery in Agile methodologies within a Product Development Lifecycle Expert in Product Discovery and delivery methods. Bachelors degree in STEM. Certified Scrum Product Owner Experience working in a finance, banking or a fintech companyWhere will you be working PuneBe More at BarclaysAt Barclays, each day is about being more as a professional, and as a person. Be More @ Barclays represents our core promise to all current and future employees. Its the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.Interested and want to know more about Barclays Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.Purpose, Values and MindsetWe deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.RespectWe harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyones contribution.IntegrityWe operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.ServiceWe act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.ExcellenceWe champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.StewardshipWe prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.EmpowerTrust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.ChallengeQuestion whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.DriveFocus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.#Infrastructure Engineering,