US RATES SALES AVP

BOSTON

This role is regulated by FINRA.

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

As a Barclays US Rates Sales –  Assistant Vice President, you will work in a high intensity team environment to drive ongoing business with clients including insurance, pension, bank portfolios, and asset managers. You will be a part of the Macro Distribution team, which provides market color and innovative risk management solutions to help clients manage their rate/FX exposure, meet their investment goals, and reflect their market views.  

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.

WORKING FLEXIBLY

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognizes and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

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?

• Developing and maintaining client relationships 
• Gaining a detailed knowledge of each client’s needs
• Remaining up to date with industry knowledge 
• Staying closely coordinated with other internal stakeholders, and exchanging product and sector expertise 
• Leading and providing regular market and macroeconomic updates for clients and internal stakeholders
• Pricing and modelling of RWA/LBS/XVA charges  
• Initiating and coordinating client on-boarding process

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two or more years of experience in the financial services industry
• Two or more years of experience working with Microsoft Office

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

• Fixed income product knowledge across core rates, credit and the associated derivatives markets
• Well-defined knowledge of fixed income operations and how our supported execution channels interact within a client's trading desk operation/workflow
• Macroeconomic background and quantitative skill – familiarity with the mechanics of the global marketplace, as well as comfort with numbers
• Entrepreneurial/goal-oriented attitude

WHERE WILL YOU BE WORKING?

You will be working from our Investment Bank located at 125 High Street, a three-building development, located within a block of the hub of Boston’s bustling Financial District. The 30-story office tower is adjacent to Boston’s Central Artery Tunnel, otherwise known as the Big Dig. The fantastic views of downtown Boston and the harbour, combined with proximity to Interstate 93, the Massachusetts Turnpike and South Station, make it one of the most desirable buildings in the area. You will benefit from direct access to 25 acres of public gardens, as well as nearby highway ramps.

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.