Job Description Purpose of the role To manage the people, processes and technologies in the IT function to ensure they deliver outcomes that support the goals of the business. Accountabilities Development and implementation of technology strategies, ensuring technology investments are enablers for business success – i.e. improve efficiency, support growth, innovation, and risk management. Strategic leadership to the business on all technology matters, working with subject matter experts across the Group Technology organisation, such as infrastructure, service management and architecture.. Alignment to global data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, security, and privacy, encouraging data-driven decision making by leveraging data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to extract insights and inform business strategies. Implementation of technology practices according to security, compliance and regulatory requirements, and is kept current. Implementation of work in accordance with policies and controls and are actively managing risks.. Digital transformation/change projects, programmes and initiatives, modernising legacy systems new and enhanced digital solutions to enable customers, clients and colleagues.. Management of the technology team includes hiring, training, mentoring, and setting and achieving team goals and ensuring that the technology team have the resources and support they need to be successful. Management of the technology budgets, ensuring appropriate prioritisation of resources, ensuring investments in technology support overall business goals, and that costs are optimised, and efficiencies are delivered, where required, ensuring financial risks associated with technology are mitigated. Manager Director Expectations Drive and achieve overall success and / or competitiveness of a business division by influencing senior leaders and committees. Strategically assess and manage risks to protect the business division / function and growth. Influence company policy and develop functional procedures in conjunction with senior leaders / strategic positions across the business. Demonstrate interpretative thinking for innovative solutions in complex situations and conceptual thinking in completely new situations. Exercise management authority to make significant / complex business and strategic decisions that impact the Barclays Group, business division or function. Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally and foster growth for Barclays business. Mandated as the business division/ functional spokesperson or representative to external bodies and shapes the public image of Barclays. Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of how business divisions and functions integrate with the Group to achieve the overall business objectives alongside industry theories and practices within own discipline. Maintain broad and comprehensive functional expertise and significant product knowledge. Accountable for the control and governance agenda of the business division / function. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays. All Senior 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. 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. .