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About the Role

This role in the markets division provides insights and expertise to support senior colleagues in decision-making, new product development, and market opportunity identification. It offers a fast-paced, dynamic environment within Barclays Global Markets, focusing on processing information and anticipating market trends.

Responsibilities

Execute small research projects.
Conduct research to support strategic decision-making.
Prepare presentations and reports to communicate research findings.
Collaborate with senior management to implement research findings for the global markets division.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
Participate in training and development programs.
Identify opportunities, develop business cases, and manage the deployment and launch of new products and services.
Manage client relationships and provide customer service support.
Respond to client questions about products and services.
Process transactions.
Manage the development and implementation of financial models and strategies.
Train and mentor junior colleagues.
Analyze and develop solutions to clients' needs.
Monitor markets and formulate trade ideas.
Perform various analyses on fundamental and technical data.
Attend client meetings or calls with traders, salespeople, structurers, and research colleagues.
Participate in pricing products.
Assist with daily tasks such as trade reporting or P&L analysis.
Assist with managing the risk of the team’s trading books.

Requirements

Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard.
Drive continuous improvement.
Possess in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise.
Have a thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources (if applicable).
Demonstrate clear leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive (if applicable).
Develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate (for individual contributors).
Have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
Partner with other functions and business areas.
Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
Escalate breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advise and influence decision-making within own area of expertise.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls.
Deliver work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with the function.
Gain knowledge of the organization's products, services, and processes within the function.
Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to organizational objectives.
Make evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired technical experience.
Guide and persuade team members.
Communicate complex/sensitive information.
Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function.
Build a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization.
Demonstrate Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship.
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
Successfully complete an undergraduate or postgraduate degree between September 2027 – June 2028.
Have unrestricted work authorization in Japan (ideal).
Demonstrate resourcefulness, team-orientation, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit through extracurricular activities (ideal).
Possess a good blend of technical skills and interpersonal skills (ideal).
Confirm Legal Right to Work in Japan.
Declare work visa status or need for sponsorship.

Skills

Communication skills
Quantitative skills
Analytical skills
Technical skills
Interpersonal skills

Location

Japan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Analyst

Education Level

Undergraduate degree
Postgraduate degree

Benefits

Formal and informal training
Detailed performance coaching and feedback
Opportunities to expand network
Develop leadership skills
Mentoring relationships

About the Company

Barclays makes markets in nearly all major asset classes, providing sophisticated, timely solutions to our clients.
Our Global Markets team works in a fast-paced, dynamic and exciting environment, quickly processing information and anticipating market trends to help clients make their next move.
Our business areas in Global Markets include: Foreign Exchange, Rates, Credit, Equities.

Equal Opportunity

Barclays ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, 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.