Retail Banking Graduate Programme 2025 London

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.

The programme is a 2-year rotational journey designed to give you depth and breadth of experience.

Why the Retail Banking Graduate Programme?

At Barclays, you’ll be surrounded by people who will help you achieve your ambitions. Our collaborative, supportive environment gives you the chance to build solid relationships with senior leaders and peers alike. During the programme, you’ll also:

• Participate in formal and informal training
• Connect with junior and senior mentors
• Attend dedicated networking sessions and other programme events
• Receive detailed performance feedback
• Give back to the community through volunteer events.

If you really impress us, this could be the beginning of an incredible career. Top-performing analysts may be invited to remain within Retail Banking and will be automatically promoted to Assistant Vice President (subject to open positions being available).

Retail Banking at Barclays

Join the team that designs and drives brilliant customer experiences across Barclays. It’s where we delve for deep understanding of our customers’ needs and ambitions. It’s where we dream up just the right products to help them along the way. It’s where we craft truly connected customer journeys, ensuring great interactions at every single touchpoint. And it’s where we keep our eyes on the future, shaping what the best customer experiences will look like for years to come.

What We're Looking For

To be considered for this program, you must be motivated with a strong degree or expected degree – in any area. Ideally, you would also have a customer-driven attitude, an ability to quickly adapt to change, learn new technologies, and be passionate about relationship building as well as being a commercially minded problem solver.

Working in London

Our global HQ in London is the place to be, located 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. If you’re technically minded, you’ll collaborate with other brilliant minds on game-changing innovations that are redefining the future of finance.

Purpose of the Role

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the retail banking and data analytics 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 and preparation of presentations and reports to communicate research findings.
• Collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for retail banking data and analytics.
• 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, and management of the deployment and launch of new products and services for retail banking data and analytics.
• Management of client relationships, provision of customer service support, and processing of transactions.
• Management of the development and implementation of financial models and strategies.
• Training and mentoring junior colleagues.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an 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 and procedures appropriately.
• Advise and influence decision-making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls.
• Maintain an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with the main function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the organisation's objectives.
• Make evaluative judgements based on factual information.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex information.
• Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.