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Please note this is a job posting for our 2024 Internship cohort, please do not apply to this position if you have not recently completed an Internship with Barclays. For those interested in our 2025 internship or graduate opportunities, those applications will be opening soon.

Graduate Program Overview

If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success, and we welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Whoever you are and wherever you want to join us, if you’re curious, creative and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong. Why the Macro Research Graduate Associate program?

Get your career off to an incredible start in our Macro Research team. Surrounded by experienced experts, you’ll gain a sound understanding of rates, FX and commodities markets, as well as the economic forces that influence them. Find out if you have what it takes to succeed here by becoming a full-time associate.

Real responsibility, right away

Expect to gain valuable experience, while also having a genuine impact on our business. Working closely with a senior analyst, you’ll exercise your abilities to contribute ideas to thematic research reports and investment recommendations.

You’ll gain a sound understanding of rates, FX and commodities markets, as well as the economic forces that influence them. Diving deep into the fundamentals of key markets and economies, you will:

study the linkages between rates, FX and commodities markets

develop an understanding of micro structure in bond, interest rate derivatives, FX and commodity markets

work on custom projects and conduct empirical studies using public databases and Barclays’ proprietary data, models and analytics

gain experience on the publication process of Barclays Research periodicals

learn how we form the firm’s macro outlook on the global economy

interact with sales, trading desks and other research groups. 1-2 year targeted, fast-track program focused on developing specialist technical expertise

Research at Barclays

Research is an ideas factory. We dig deep into the underlying factors that affect the world’s financial markets and provide insights that empower our clients to take key strategic and investment decisions. Research is a centre of subject-matter expertise on the companies, markets and securities that we cover, delivering real time intelligence and long-term vision. It’s vital to the performance of our global investment bank.

Who we're looking for

To be considered for this program? you must be motivated and curious with a Masters degree or PhD - No specific subject degree is required

Ideally, you'll have a passion for financial markets, macroeconomics, and international economics and a keen interest in recognising current trends, while envisioning tomorrow's emerging trends. You will have an interest in business and finance, and some prior experience in empirical methods/econometrics . You'll benefit from having quantitative skills, including statistics and time series analysis. Familiarity working in a programming environment, such as Python, Matlab, SAS, Eviews and Excel VBA are a bonus.

Working in New York

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

_It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law._

Salary / Rate Minimum: 150,000.00

Salary / Rate Maximum: 150,000.00

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available Regulated by FINRA Purpose of the role To participate in the day-to-day activities of the research division providing insights and expertise to help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Execution of research projects, conducting financial, statistical and industry analysis on companies and the industry to support the team’s investment thesis communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for the research division.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
• Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Research of sector trends that may impact company/sector recommendations for the research division.
• Management of writing daily, weekly, or monthly short notes or lengthy reports on economies, markets and/or industries.
• Management of assembling historical financial models using public filings, company conference calls, and press releases in support decision making in the research division.
• Training and mentoring of junior colleagues. Assistant Vice President Expectations
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.