Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide quantitative and analytical expertise to support trading strategies, risk management, and decision-making within the investment banking domain, applying quantitative analysis, mathematical modelling, and technology to optimise trading and investment opportunities. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of quantitative models and strategies to derive insight into market trends and optimize trading decisions, pricing, and risk management across various financial products and markets.
• Working closely with sales teams to identify clients' needs and develop customised solutions.
• In-depth research, data analysis, and statistical modelling to derive insights into market trends, pricing, and risk dynamics.
• Provide front office infrastructure support though ownership and maintenance of analytical libraries.
• Provision of expertise on quantitative methodologies, technological advancements, and industry best practices to drive innovation within the trading environment.

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.

Join Barclays as a Quantitative Analyst/Developer, Vice President, within the Securitized Products Quantitative Analytics (SP QA) team. This role offers a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of markets, quantitative analytics, technology, and product strategy within a leading global investment bank. You will be part of a high-caliber team of quantitative modelers and analytics engineers, delivering mission-critical models and analytics that support trading, structuring, origination, and financing activities across the global Securitized Products business.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Front Office, Quantitative Analytics, Research, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Product Control, helping to shape how quantitative models are designed, consumed, and scaled across the organization. You will also develop MCP tools around existing Securitized Products models and analytics components, enabling consistent packaging, deployment, discoverability, and governance as reusable building blocks. Additionally, you will evaluate current model usage and consumption patterns, translating them into MCP-compatible interface schemas that integrate seamlessly with existing model libraries, services, and documentation.

To be successful as a Quantitative Analyst/Developer, Vice President, you should have experience with:

• Securitized Products quantitative analytics, within a quantitative, product development, or product management role at a sell side institution or product organization

• Python is required; C++ is highly desirable

• Solid experience with modern cloud-based computer platforms and data technologies

• Familiarity with product development practices (e.g., agile delivery, road mapping, stakeholder management, and lifecycle ownership) is desirable

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate multi-layered quantitative concepts into clear product narratives 

• Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver, operating effectively in a front office focused environment

• Exposure to Non-Securitized Fixed Income Analytics—particularly interest rate and credit derivatives

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

This role is located in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $150,000

Maximum Salary: $225,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.