Assistant VP - Global Markets

Job Description

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.

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.

Join us as a "LATAM Credit Analyst" at Barclays, where you will mainly cover Latin America and US regions supporting the onshore primary credit analyst in analyzing companies for new transactions and monitoring the financial performance of the obligors in existing portfolio.

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 to 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 employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

The Credit trading team at Barclays is a team that focuses on trading corporate credit. The desk focuses on originating trading opportunities in Latin America and US.

To be successful as a LATAM Credit Analyst, you should have experience to

#1- Provide high quality fundamental credit analysis on the Obligors.

#2- Build and maintain financial models, using underlying KPIs, including Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statements

#3- Perform comparative analysis of companies under coverage with other companies in the respective peer industry.

Some other highly valued skills include:·

#1- Form a view on underlying obligor involving in depth credit analysis including business, financial analysis

#2- The candidate is expected to exhibit high standards of understanding of risk, be able to think out of the box, has attention to detail and be sound in his/her decision making

#3- Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Candidate is expected to have:

*Highly analytical, strong numeracy skills and experience in analysing financials including public regulatory filings, management accounts and compliance certificates.

*7-8 years of experience primarily in credit analysis, preferably covering US, Latin America or Europe corporates and preferably in High Yield and distressed debt.

*Strong credit research mind set encompassing the understanding of covenants, capital structure, credit metrics and ability to synthesize the thoughts to provide a holistic credit view.

*Understanding of bond pricing and spread measures.

*Strong understanding of various parts of capital structure.

*Research and fact-based approach with ability to reason decisions through and justify recommendations with key data points and relevant qualitative considerations.

*Strong attention to detail.

*Excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Fluent written and spoken English language skills are essential.

*Able to work through tight deadlines in a pressure environment.

*Strong team player with an ability to self-drive and run with tasks autonomously.

This role will be based out of Mumbai.