GLOBAL MARKETS - MACRO BUSINESS TRADING & CAPITAL ANALYST

As a Barclays Global Markets Macro Business Trading and Capital Analyst, you’ll focus on three key areas: supporting Markets and Macro Management in effectively understanding and managing the Risk, Capital & Revenue profile of the Business; maintaining a core cross-Markets economics view; and problem solving across areas which require a solid Risk & Markets understanding. This is an exciting chance to work with stakeholders in different areas including Markets Management, Sales and Trading desks, Research, Market Risk, Compliance, and Finance. 

Salary / Rate Minimum: $140,00

Salary / Rate Maximum: $180,000

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?

•     Analyzing portfolio and specific risks across the Macro Business on a regular and ad-hoc basis to support the Trading Management in making effective business risk decisions

•     Covering any Risk Stripe across Market, Credit, Counterparty or Liquidity Risk and closely coordinating with the Risk Function

•     Managing or participating in projects for the business where Risk and Markets expertise is required

•     Handling projects with subjects like Technology development, responses to Regulatory requests, new product development, methodological changes, or Finance items 

•     Assisting the broader business in the management of Financial Resources such as RWAs and Leveraged Balance Sheet

•     Helping maintain a core view of our house economics view and top trade ideas for the global management team to use as preparation for Client meetings

•     Working to liaise with control functions such as Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk to ensure the business effectively operates within control frameworks

•     Ensuring these frameworks are fit for purpose so that the business can function effectively

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

•     Bachelor’s degree in a numeric based, preferably financially oriented discipline

•     Proven experience in applicable Risk/Capital/Markets role and strong technical skills across Microsoft Excel/SQL/VBA 

•     Broad experience with risk concepts across Markets including Risk Analytics, Stress, Pricing and Risk modelling, Capital

•     Experience presenting and communicating complex risk concepts and analysis

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

•     Relevant professional qualification such as CFA or FRM

•     Experience with Barclays capital models which is more applicable

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.