Climate Management Strategy Associate
New York City

As a Barclays Climate Management Strategy Associate, you will work with the Head of Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) Climate Strategy Management. You will engage with stakeholders to maintain, enhance, and scale the Client Transition Framework (CTF), which is the methodology used to evaluate our clients’ transition plans. This is an opportunity for you to advise senior leaders across Barclays on the functions of the CTF to ensure their clients are transitioning in a manner consistent with real-world decarbonization.

Salary / Rate Minimum: $125,000

Salary / Rate Maximum: $170,000

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.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

What will you be doing?

• Owning the delivery of CTF evaluations, including driving data collection and validation activities
• Researching client transition plans, operating related models, and implementing technology solutions
• Preparing synthesized summaries of key insights and present analysis and insight in a professional format with good attention to detail
• Working in a team environment, building relationships, and partnering with internal stakeholders across the CIB and impacted Functions
• Supporting communications with CIB coverage teams and other stakeholders on key activities to monitor and report on progress
• Managing individual day-to-day activities, delivering on all assigned tasks, maintaining visibility of related issues & dependencies, and proactively escalating any identified issues
• Developing expertise in climate change issues, decarbonization strategies across sectors, and Barclays climate policies, standards, and targets

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree is required & experience working in a wholesale banking or financial services consulting environment, and basic knowledge of Banking business drivers
• Good quantitative/analytical, written, and verbal communication skills: Capable of building complex, but easy to read, Excel models
• Familiar with operating across departments in large and complex organizations
• Basic knowledge of risk management & regulatory demands

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Prior experience or knowledge of climate scenarios, decarbonization pathways or other relevant climate change topics
• Timely delivery of finished work products; predisposed to take initiative on new/unfamiliar tasks but unafraid to ask for additional support when required
• Collaborative working style with ability to quickly build trust/credibility, network, and influencing others; self-confidence & maturity to effectively work with senior stakeholders
• Familiar with project management tools, concepts, and best practices/methodologies

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-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.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.