Google Slack Subject Matter Expert in London

This is for a large scale multiyear transformation programme focused on modernising collaboration tools ensuring platform resilience and supporting strategic carve out scenarios across the organisation. As part of this journey we are seeking a highly skilled Google Slack Subject Matter Expert who will play a critical role in shaping, evaluating and governing technical solutions related to Google Workspace, Slack and associated integration ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SME for all matters related to Google Workspace, Slack and cross platform integrations (e.g., identity, security, messaging, workflow automation).
• Provide technical direction on platform assessments, migrations, coexistence architectures and operational design.
• Define future state collaboration architecture aligned to transformation programme objectives and Barclays enterprise standards.
• Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders, engineering teams, security and risk partners; analyse existing end user collaboration landscapes, identify gaps and assess platform readiness for transformation or separation scenarios; translate business needs into clear actionable technical requirements and architectural artefacts.
• Define integration patterns between Slack, Google Workspace and Barclays core systems (IAM, DLP, monitoring, workflow tools, etc.); configure Slack Enterprise Grid; manage Google Workspace sharing controls and governance; IAM integrations; API-based automation or workflow integration; support data residency compliance and retention requirements during migration or carve out activities.
• Ensure all solutions meet Barclays security, regulatory and audit requirements; provide design assurance through governance forums and architectural review boards; identify platform risks early and propose mitigation strategies aligned to programme timelines; act as a bridge between enterprise architecture delivery teams, business stakeholders and third party vendors; support delivery leads in sequencing platform activities as part of the broader transformation roadmap; contribute to programme level documentation, dependency tracking and risk/issue management relating to collaboration platforms.

Your Skills

• Deep hands on experience with Slack Enterprise Grid including workspace strategy, enterprise key management, user provisioning, integration, DLP, eDiscovery, retention, compliance.
• Strong understanding of Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, IAM Admin Console, shared drives).
• Experience designing integration patterns using APIs, event frameworks and third party connectors.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security controls, identity management, SAML/OAuth and platform governance.
• Proven track record in large scale transformation programmes, ideally in financial services.
• Experience working on carve outs, separation programmes or platform migrations.
• Ability to define roadmaps, architectural models and target-state designs.
• Stakeholder communication skills and ability to influence and communicate complex technical topics with senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable engaging with CISO, architecture boards, delivery leads, operations and business functions.

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