CMDB Product Manager in Knutsford

We’re seeking a highly motivated CMDB Product Manager to join our IT Service Management team at Barclays. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role collaborating with technology teams to optimise and improve our IT service management processes. You’ll be involved in delivery and support of technology services that will result in improved customer journeys.

To be successful as a CMDB Product Manager, you should have experience with:

• Deep ServiceNow CMDB expertise incl. CSDM, ITOM Discovery and IRE policy design
• Agile product ownership (OKRs, backlog, release planning) leading cross‑functional squads and vendor partners
• Strong data governance & quality management, experience with critical data elements, lineage, attestations, automated compliance monitoring and MI publishing

Some Other Highly Valued Skills:

• Experience integrating CMDB with ITAM/SAM/HAM
• Experience in Change, Vulnerability, Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture, IT Asset Management, Role based access controls and Technology Reference Model (TRM) alignment

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. The successful candidate will be based in our Knutsford or Manchester office.

Purpose of the role: To collaborate with technology teams to optimise and improve the IT service management processes involved in the delivery and support of technology services to meet the needs of the bank.

Accountabilities:

• Development, implementation and maintenance of IT service processes, activities, delivery and staff for a large IT function, aligned to the bank's objectives, industry standards and best practice.
• Communication of all process changes and improvements to relevant stakeholders, ensuring buy‑in and adherence, through the development of reports and performance metrics, to support the decision‑making process.
• Development of KPIs and analysis of data from various sources to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the current delivery processes and support the identification of improvement areas within the IT service delivery processes.
• Collaboration with the bank to assess their needs and the technology team to understand their capabilities to provide an efficient and effective service delivery process aligned with bank's goals and regulatory requirements.
• Development of detailed documentation of IT service management processes to support the consistency and repeatability of service delivery.
• Provision of training and education to IT staff and stakeholders on new or revised IT service management processes and best practices.
• Identification and management of risk and control issues pertaining to the technology standards and processes.

Vice President Expectations:

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
• Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalated breaches of policies and procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.
• They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short‑ and long‑term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• 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 will be a subject‑matter expert within their discipline and will guide technical direction.
• They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation’s functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business‑aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
• In‑depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem‑solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.