Analyst - RMG

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our trading desks, providing operational support and expertise to traders, sales professionals, and other key stakeholders, helping them maximize their productivity and minimize disruptions and handling administrative tasks, and providing market information and research. 

Accountabilities

• Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
• Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
• Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

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
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• 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.

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.

oin us as an “Analyst – RMG" at Barclays, where you will be leveraging technology & risk expertise to aid Management in effectively understanding and managing the Risk & Capital profile of Global Markets. 

To be successful as an “Analyst – RMG” one must have collaborative and entrepreneurial drive to partner across products, functions and regions, and leverage experience in Risk to manage capital, funding, and balance sheet activities across Markets.  It is critical to leverage technology to build next gen. tools to help solve business problems.  

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, as this is a high-profile front office position which requires effective engagement with a variety of internal stakeholders across multiples businesses. The role will involve dealing with internal stakeholders within RMG, and across Sales, Trading, Product Control, Credit, Legal, Ops Control and several other teams. 

Basic/ Essential Qualifications: 

• Graduate or MBA from top tier Engineering/Business school.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate complicated issues to management and other impacted areas and ensure timely resolution of issues and breaches. 

• Experience in Risk & Capital tools, methodologies, and Markets risk concepts. 

• Knowledge of derivatives, risk analytics, stress testing, and pricing models. 

• Experience in creating Dashboards in Tableau, QlikView or other similar platforms.

• Strong technical skills across Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel.

• Stakeholder Management and Leadership.

• An understanding of the Regulatory Framework in which the business operates including how this practically translates into control frameworks within the bank.

• Able to work effectively as part of a large team and willing to take on responsibility. 

• Well organized with good time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize tasks. Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly in a highly pressurized environment. 

Desirable skillsets/ good to have: 

• Understanding of one or more of the following asset classes including Liquid Financing, Macro and Credit.

• Utilize cutting edge technology to develop tools & automate existing and new responsibilities wherever possible. 

• Experience in Counterparty or Market Risk; knowledge of capital/leverage regulations. Familiar with Prime services including Repo, stock loans, and Derivatives.

• Any progress on CFA or FRM is preferred. 

This role will be based out of NKP in Mumbai.