Assistant VP - Global Markets

About the Role

Join us as an Assistant VP - Global Markets, where you will help develop innovative financial solutions that address client needs while supporting the firm’s strategic objectives. Working closely with Sales and Trading teams, you will structure and price transactions, perform quantitative analysis, and deliver insights that drive decision-making. You will contribute to the development of client-focused solutions, evaluate market opportunities, and help manage risk across a range of products and transactions. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while building expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement structured financial products and solutions to meet the needs of clients and optimize the bank's market exposure and profitability.
• Perform risk analysis and management associated with structured products, including market risk, credit risk, and operational risk, to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and bank policies.
• Assess pricing and valuation of structured products, including the use of mathematical models and financial instruments, and liaise with trading to ensure competitive pricing.
• Collaborate with traders, risk managers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective product implementation and risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• 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, coach employees, appraise performance, and determine reward outcomes.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
• Consult on complex issues and provide 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 complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information, including sensitive information or information that is difficult to convey due to its content or audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Requirements

• Experience within Structuring, Trading, Solutions, Risk Solutions, or other markets-focused environments.
• Ability to analyze, structure, and price complex financial transactions.
• Quantitative expertise through academic studies or professional experience in Financial Engineering, Econometrics, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, or related analytical disciplines.

Skills

• Analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience conducting quantitative analysis, back-testing, and risk assessments to support business decisions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to partner effectively with Sales, Trading, and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency in risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• For leadership roles: Demonstrate the LEAD behaviors: Listen and be authentic (L), Energize and inspire (E), Align across the enterprise (A), Develop others (D).
• For individual contributors: Lead collaborative assignments, guide team members through structured tasks, and identify new directions for projects by combining cross-functional methodologies.

Values and Mindset

• Demonstrate the Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship.
• Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Location

This role is located in New York, NY and is regulated by FINRA.

Pay

Minimum Salary: $125,000
Maximum Salary: $175,000
The minimum and maximum salary information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.