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Date live: Apr. 22, 2026

Business Area: Banking Coverage & Structuring

Area of Expertise: Investment Banking

Reference Code: JR-0000109001

Contract: Permanent

Join Barclays as an Investment Bank Industrials, Associate, where you will play a pivotal role in advising clients on high-profile, multi-layered transactions. As a key member of the Industrials group, you will be dynamically involved in live deal execution, working closely with both strategic corporations and supporting private equity firms. Your responsibilities will include conducting in-depth assessments of potential deals, preparing and presenting strategic recommendations, and guiding clients through every stage of the transaction process. This role is well suited for candidates with prior deal execution experience from investment banking, private equity, or related financial institutions, offering exposure to highly detailed transactions in a high impact environment.

To be successful as an Investment Bank Industrials Associate, you should have experience with:

  • Contributing to large deal/transaction execution for corporate clients

  • Advanced financial modelling, valuation techniques, confidential investor presentations, and financial assessment

  • M&A and Capital Markets transactions

Some other highly valued skills may include:

  • Highly organized, detailed oriented, with excellent problem-solving skills

  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and mentor junior team members

  • An ability to present multi-layered ideas to clients and stakeholders

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York, NY.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Minimum Salary: $175,000

Maximum Salary: $225,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies  

Accountabilities

  • Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends.   .
  • Generation of ideas and identification of opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities.  .
  • In-depth financial analysis and due diligence on client companies to assess their financial health and valuation.  .
  • Collaboration with legal and compliance teams to review, draft, and maintain legal documentation required for transactions, including contracts and agreements.  .
  • Collaboration with other teams, such as Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Research, and Risk Management, to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.  .
  • Champion Energy Transition and Sustainability by engaging with clients on their climate, transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable.  .
  • To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies.  .

Assistant Vice President Expectations

  • To 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, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
  • 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will 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 developing 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 organisation 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 practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
  • Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
  • Influence or convince stakeholders 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.

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