IT Sourcing Team Lead - Fraud, CRA & CC

Join us as an IT Sourcing Team Lead - Fraud, CRA & CC at Barclays, to optimize and address Barclays' third-party spend requirements. This role involves defining, developing, and implementing strategies for relevant spend categories in close collaboration with the business, along with executing strategic sourcing and buying channel development/optimization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Profile spend within the category area, understanding business strategy, requirements, and cost levers. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop RFPs, and align sourcing activities with bank priorities.
2. Plan and execute sourcing events, including RFP/RFXs, and negotiate to meet business needs for value, speed, compliance, and risk.
3. Monitor controls and compliance throughout the sourcing cycle, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits, and data quality.
4. Develop and implement policies and procedures for sourcing activities aligned with standards and regulations.
5. Identify and deliver opportunities to improve sourcing effectiveness, control, and efficiency, including buying channel optimization.
6. Stay updated on industry trends through conferences, training, and market research.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in project planning, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Valued skills include contract negotiations and strong communication skills.

Additional Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, manage resources and budgets, and drive continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, define roles, plan for future needs, and lead performance management.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop.
• As an individual contributor, act as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, and mentor others.
• Advise stakeholders, manage risks, and ensure controls and governance are maintained.
• Collaborate across functions to align with business strategies and develop innovative solutions.
• Build trusting relationships with stakeholders using influencing and negotiating skills.

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.