Equity Finance – Securities Lending - Trading and Automation

Join us at Barclays in a hybrid securities lending trader and AI and quant specialist role within Equity Finance. You will work on the securities lending trading desk responsible borrowing and lending securities alongside pushing automation initiatives and process enhancement within a live trading environment. It’s a front office role within the Equity Financing business and is well suited to someone with strong analytical skills, a proactive Quantitativemindset, and a genuine interest in trading, analysing data and automating workflows through technology. There will be a particular focus on the practical implementation of AI along with the trading responsibilities.

In your role, you will be responsible for securities lending trading a in fast‑paced markets environment, designing, enhancing, and maintaining trade‑capture and post‑trade automation solutions while using SQL, Python, and VBA to analyse data. You will apply an understanding of AI tools, including Claude, to drive productivity, analytical efficiency, and automation opportunities. You will partner closely with other trading desks, operations, technology and other stakeholders to deliver best in class service to our clients and help to streamline workflows and reduce manual touchpoints. Contribution will also be made to ongoing process‑improvement initiatives with a strong focus on P&L, efficiency, scalability, control, and operational robustness.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading Front Office Markets business with a focus on automation and technology whilst developing technical and commercial skillsets within Equity Finance and Prime Brokerage.

To be successful in the hybrid Securities Lending and AI and quant role :

• Relevant academic background in a STEM/Quantitative field
• Some professional experience within a buy‑side or sell‑side financial institution (Prime Brokerage, Equity Finance, Equities, or Financial Markets highly beneficial)
• Practical understanding of Claude or comparable AI tools, and how they can be applied in a professional environment
• SQL, Python and VBA skills
• Ample attention to detail with the ability to work accurately under pressure

Additional skills of value include:

• Collaborative and professional, with effective stakeholder management skills
• Diplomatic communication style and the ability to work across functions
• Delivery & problem-solving mindset – see projects through to completion
• Proactive, curious, and willing to take ownership
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high‑standards markets environment

The position is based in our London Office.

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.

Purpose of the role

To execute trades and manage risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments and staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions. 

Accountabilities

• Execution of buy and sell orders or pricing of liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank's trading strategies and risk parameters.
• Monitoring and analysis of global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks.
• Management and monitoring of the risk associated with the trading portfolio and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines.
• Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.