International Corporate Banking Graduate Programme 2027

Job Description

Purpose of the Role

To participate in the day-to-day activities within the International Corporate Banking division by providing transactional support that helps senior colleagues manage key client relationships, make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Support the management of clients as a key member within the Relationship Team – assist in managing client relationships by responding to queries, supporting onboarding, and contributing to proposals for cash management, trade finance, and lending solutions.
• Work alongside senior bankers to help identify and manage opportunities within Global Treasury Coverage – with a focus on products and services provided by International Corporate Banking.
• Preparation of meeting materials, researching sector-specific themes, and collaborating with teams across the Investment Bank.
• Support the end-to-end deal process, including credit analysis, financial modeling, internal committees, and documentation for debt facilities and treasury solutions.
• Identify opportunities for new products and services, contribute to business cases, and assist in launching initiatives that align with sustainability and growth objectives.
• Take ownership for embedding risk controls, adhering to policies, and escalating breaches appropriately.
• Participate in structured learning programs covering credit skills, client management, and treasury coverage products, while seeking continuous improvement through mentorship and feedback.
  
  

Analyst Expectations

• 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.
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources.
• For positions with leadership responsibilities, demonstrate leadership behaviors like Listening, Energizing, Aligning across the enterprise, and Developing others.
• Develop technical expertise in the work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
• 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, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organization's products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgments 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 a contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization.
  
  

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.

Graduate Programme Overview

If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate, join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success, and we welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Whoever you are and wherever you want to join us, if you’re curious, creative, and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong.

Why the International Corporate Banking Graduate Programme?

With a global investment bank presence across the Americas, UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, you will enter a supportive, collaborative environment known for its pace. Balancing work-life, the program fosters entrepreneurial skills within the bank's fast-growing division. You'll interact with global clients, engage in deals, and learn from senior bankers. Barclays provides tools, while support from a manager, coach, and buddy aids growth. This programme covers financial modeling, credit skills, CIB products, and solutions, plus understanding product sets like FX, DCM, and Barclaycard. You will master the end-to-end deal process, execution, and soft client management skills. You have the chance to contribute to growth, innovate solutions, align with sustainability goals, and assist senior bankers, gaining a platform for impact and development.

Your responsibilities encompass assisting with relationship loans, cash management RFPs, trade finance facilities, amongst others. Valuable career and job skills are learned from experienced colleagues. You will have a tangible impact on the Corporate Bank while also advancing their own career journey and skillsets.

International Corporate Banking at Barclays

The International Corporate Bank fuses the power of the corporate and investment bank, that allows us to anchor our relations with the world's most significant organizations by offering lending, trade finance, cash management, liquidity, digital banking, and hedging solutions to our clients. We are focused on developing lasting relationships with Barclays’ clients and providing them with the right products and solutions at any given time.

Who We’re Looking For

To be considered for this programme, you must be motivated and curious with a degree or expected degree, in any area. Ideally, you'll be interested in finance and business, proactive, and a good communicator. We value resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit, all of which might be showcased through your involvement in extracurricular activities.

This role is regulated by the FCA. Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office’s eligibility criteria for a skilled worker visa. Successful applicants who are not eligible to receive a skilled worker visa, and who we are therefore unable to secure a skilled worker visa for, will be required to have their own legal right to work in the UK on a full-time basis from July 2027 to July 2029.

Working in London

If you love the buzz of city life, our global HQ is the place to be. Our London hub is in Canary Wharf, at the heart of London’s financial district. Here, you won’t just be perfectly placed to explore the nation’s capital; you’ll be in a place where you can explore all the many functions and opportunities of a global financial giant. And if you’re technically minded, you’ll get more from your tech career by collaborating with other brilliant minds on game-changing innovations that are redefining the future of finance.