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About the Role

Join Barclays as an Agency CMO Trader/Structurer AVP. In this role, you will execute trades and manage risk across a defined portfolio of Agency MBS and related financial instruments, ensuring alignment with market conditions and firm strategy. You will support daily market-making and hedging activities while maintaining strong oversight of risk metrics, P&L reporting, and trade accuracy. You will collaborate closely with structurers, sales teams, research, and technology partners to enhance analytics, trading infrastructure, and deal execution. You will also combine technical expertise in mortgage products with strong analytical skills to identify relative value opportunities and improve risk-adjusted returns.

Responsibilities

Execute buy and sell orders or price liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank's trading strategies and risk parameters.
Monitor and analyze global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks.
Manage and monitor the risk associated with the trading portfolio and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines.
Collaborate with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions.
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments.
Identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop 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 organization 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 practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Support daily market-making and hedging activities.
Maintain strong oversight of risk metrics, P&L reporting, and trade accuracy.
Enhance analytics, trading infrastructure, and deal execution.
Identify relative value opportunities and improve risk-adjusted returns.

Requirements

Expertise in Agency MBS products, including TBA, specified pools, and CMO structures.
Understanding of market-making, hedging strategies, and portfolio risk management.
Proficiency in daily P&L preparation, reconciliation, and risk reporting.
Ability to conduct prepayment analysis and mortgage relative value assessments.
Experience collaborating with modeling, research, and technology teams to enhance trading analytics and infrastructure.
Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
Effective communication skills for interfacing with various teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute tasks under time-sensitive conditions.
Collaborative mindset with a willingness to partner across functions to drive outcomes.
High degree of accountability, integrity, and ownership in support of revenue and business goals.
This role is regulated by FINRA.

Skills

Agency MBS products
TBA
Specified pools
CMO structures
Market-making
Hedging strategies
Portfolio risk management
P&L preparation
Reconciliation
Risk reporting
Prepayment analysis
Mortgage relative value assessments
Trading analytics
Trading infrastructure
Analytical skills
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Communication skills
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen
Strategic thinking
Digital and technology
Job-specific technical skills

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Assistant Vice President

Salary/Compensations

$125,000
$175,000

About the Company

At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions.

Equal Opportunity

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.