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Date live:
Oct. 08, 2025
Business Area:
See job description
Area of Expertise:
Early Careers
Reference Code:
JR-0000077392
Contract:
Graduate
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Quant-researcher/trader working within the SM&D team, designing and developing mathematical algorithms to underpin our market analytics, execution strategies and models, pricing, hedging, pre/post trade analytics.
Ultimately, the purpose is to create best in class the business logic and models underlying electronic liquidity offering to clients and the associated analytics. This would involve the full chain from requirements gathering, design, implementation, productionization, optimization, monitoring and support.
About Electronic (Statistical Modelling and Development)
The Statistical Modelling and Development team remit lies within the trading activities in the Markets division, in particular electronic trading activities. It is responsible for
- Algorithms and model based business logic used in electronic trading in Markets.
- Data Science applied to trading and sales activities.
- Underlying technology used in electronic trading and Data Science.
Key Accountabilities
- Quant-modeler working within the SM&D team.
- Designs and develops mathematical algorithms to underpin our market analytics, execution strategies and models, pricing, hedging, pre/post trade analytics.
- Creates best in class the business logic and models underlying electronic liquidity offering to clients and the associated analytics. Involving the full chain from requirements gathering, design, implementation, productionisation, optimisation, monitoring and support.
- Proactive identification of problems and issues and resolution of them.
- Provision of required support in timely manner and to high quality.
- Participation in team peer reviews of code.
Analyst Expectations
- To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes 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 in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
Purpose of the role
To participate in the day-to-day activities of the SMAD electronic trading division providing insights and expertise that help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.
Accountabilities
Analyst Expectations
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.