Vice President – Investment Banking – Client Strategy and Analytics

Join us at Barclays as a VP in our growing Investment Banking Client Strategy and Analytics team. This team blends corporate finance expertise with data science innovation to transform how global clients make strategic decisions. This is your opportunity to work at the intersection of investment banking and advanced analytics, shaping next-generation advisory solutions. Our team is a multi-disciplinary, cross-sector investment banking team. We are building the future focussed advisory practice applying data science, AI/ML and advance analytics to deliver differentiated insights and scalable solution for our global corporate and sponsor clients.

As a Vice President you will take the lead alongside senior bankers to originate and execute high impact transactions across coverage and product (M&A, ECM, DCM and treasury product), create next-generation, differentiated content  and tools and shape client strategy by discovering growth opportunities, trends, and insights that matter that can provide compelling client narratives. Your experience will provide key expertise to the team as they seek to combine strong coding, investment banking, corporate finance, time management and communication skills in building future-focussed high demand skills which combines direct client work and the development of quantitative analytical products.

To be successful as a Vice President, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Econometrics, or related quantitative fields
• Demonstrated initial ability to build scalable analytics using Python, SQL and web APIs.
• Previous demonstrated experience in applying data science to investment banking: corporate finance and strategic decision-making in a comparable role
• Ability to organize and analyse complex financial data, build valuation models, and create impactful client materials.
• Proficiency in Excel/ PowerPoint to create client materials for M&A, Capital Markets and treasury product transactions

Other skills of value include:

• Knowledge of machine learning and AI applications
• Experience in applied quantitative roles in markets, buyside or consulting
• Experience in corporate finance advisory or strategy roles
• Familiarity with data visualisation tools (Tablaeu, Power BI etc.)
• Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment

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 and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based in our London office.

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks

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.  .

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.