At a glance

Location: Paris, France
Work type: Onsite
Category: Finance

What they are looking for

Product managementResearchDataPaymentsRisk controls

Location: Paris, 52 avenue Hoche

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the Transaction Banking division providing insights and expertise that help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

Accountabilities

Execution of small research projects, research to support strategic decision making, preparation of presentations and reports to communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for transaction banking, participating in the development of payment solutions for global companies as well as end-to-end product management with risk controls.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.

Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.

Identification of opportunities, development of business cases, management of the deployment and launch of new products and services for transaction banking.

Management of client relationships and provision of customer service support to clients and customers, under steadily decreasing supervision, responding to questions about products and services, processing of transactions.

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 organisation's 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.

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 Global Transaction Banking Graduate Programme?

The Global Transaction Banking graduate programme imparts understanding of payment products' importance in our Corporate Banking offering. You will innovate payment solutions for global companies, mastering end-to-end product management with risk controls. Completing the programme will equip you with solid corporate product knowledge for a Corporate Banking career.

There are a huge variety of roles, opportunities and career paths to explore at Transaction Banking. Our teams include people of all levels and experience. We have teams focusing on Technology, Digital, Customer Experience, Data, Specialist Sales, Liquidity, Coverage, Trade, Cash Management, FX, Structuring, Operations and Control, supported by Business Management. Our roles range across the product lifecycle from deep technical specialists to client-facing relationship managers and experts in data, risk and operational rigour. Our Product Managers act like entrepreneurs running their own small business from beginning to end.

This variety gives our people the agility, deep product knowledge and broad commercial understanding to develop their careers in any number of ways. We’re committed to helping our people update and upgrade their skills as they grow with us.