Vice President - Japan Research

We are seeking a Vice President –Research to support our Macro Research Team in Japan. The role is responsible to produce and deliver Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients. The role will report directly to the Chief Japan Economist. The successful candidate will serve on the Japan team working closely with Research colleagues and other key stake holders such as Sales, Trading, and Barclays’ institutional clients who rely on Barclays Research as an independent input into their investment  management processes. The Research team provides comprehensive research to institutional investors, sales and traders in Barclays on the Japanese economy, politics, and financial markets.

In the role, you are expected to :

• Actively research into the Japanese Economy, using economic analysis and quantitative methods

• Contributing to team views through active discussion and persuasion

• Liaise with research colleagues in other areas to ensure consistency of views

• Writing research reports in regular publications as well as ad hoc publications to update clients on new views and changes to existing views

• Presenting research views to clients, both internal and external, in person, both in one-on-one meetings and at client conferences

To be successful in the role, you will need to have:

Essential skills/ Basic Qualifications

• Strong experience in Economic research and solid understanding of Economic theory and practice developed through formal education and/or work in  Economic research roles

• Familiarity and ease with mathematics and statistics

• Preferably holding advanced degree in Economics, Finance, or related fields.  Recently graduated PhD also welcome

• Strong and demonstrable interest in markets, particularly macro markets (e.g. currencies and rates) 

• Outgoing personality with high degree of emotional IQ to develop views in a collaborative environment and

• present those views confidently in front of clients

• Native in Japanese, and capable of conducting business meetings in English

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with colleagues, and to liaise with Barclays’ institutional clients

• Preferably from within an investment bank, financial institution, or government-owned/affiliated organization.

• Decision-making and Problem-Solving  skills  with high degree of judgement regarding appropriateness and topicality of research, how to undertake such research, and how to present both internally and externally

• Decisive personalities to express views to clients, that will  enable them to make investment decisions

This role is regulated by Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA)

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success of the role including job-specific technical skills and interpersonal skills.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific, and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Purpose of the role

To produce and deliver Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients. 

Accountabilities

• Analysis of market, sector, corporate and/or economic data to help develop investment theses for your coverage universe to produce best in class Research.
• Research may range from individual company or sector notes, through to long dated thematic reports.
• Presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients; this can be through direct, face to face and virtual interactions, Research hosted events and written communications.
• Engagement with Markets, Client Strategy and other stakeholders, to raise awareness of your Research both to Clients and internally. Prioritise interaction with the most relevant and valuable Clients for your Research.
• Provision of insights and Research views to internal Clients to help them navigate financial markets and risks.
• Collaboration with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner.

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.