Market Desk Support

Job Title: Analyst – Equity Derivatives Sales Assistant (Reboot)

Corporate Grade: BA1

Reports to (Line Manager’s Job Title): Director

Direct Reports (if applicable): N.A.

Business Area: Corporate & Investment Bank

Department/Function Level 1: Global Markets Mumbai

Department/Function Level 2: Markets

Primary Location: Mumbai

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Name of reviewer: Ashok Lodha

Role of reviewer: Director

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About Barclays

Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal,

corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home

markets of the UK and the US. Our goal is to become the bank of choice by providing superior services to customers

and clients and supporting our stakeholders via a commercially successful business that generates long-term

sustainable returns.

Our two clearly defined divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, provide diversification by business line,

geography and customer, enhancing financial resilience and helping to contribute to the delivery of consistent returns

through the business cycle. We have a strong core business with exciting prospects, well positioned to deliver long-

term value for our shareholders.

Consistent with the objective of delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders, we have developed

our Shared Growth Ambition – our approach to citizenship and the sustainability of the business model we operate.

The aim is to make decisions and do business that provides our clients and customers, and the communities which

we serve, with access to a prosperous future.

The delivery of our strategy is underpinned by the energy, commitment and passion of our people, and we are clear

on our common purpose: to help people achieve their ambitions, in the right way.

About Barclays India Employee Value Proposition

At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, as a person. The statement ‘Be More @ Barclays’

represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It is the characteristic that we want to be associated

with as an employer and therefore is at the heart of every employee experience. Following are the four supporting

pillars of our employee value proposition:

 Be More Globally Connected

 Be More Inspired

 Be More Impactful

 Be More Valued

Internal Only

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. If this position requires the person to be an

Approved Person under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), disclosure of spent convictions within the meaning set out in

the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will be required.

Restricted - External

For further information on EVP, please click on the link below

https://now.barclays.com/WCP/content/intranet/en/functions/operations-and-technology/global-service-centre/EVP.html

About Equity Derivative Desk

Barclays is a dedicated global structured solutions provider. The Equity Derivative team works with a range of clients

and is a recognised global leader in constructing structured solutions for both sides of the balance sheet

Overall purpose of role

To provide an exceptional level of support to the Equity Derivative EMEA & APAC Sales team

Key Accountabilities

 Support Sales, Structuring and Middle Office teams with Structured Product (OTC and Notes) lifecycle

events

 Work on break remediation on coupon/expiry calculations.

 Execute Onboarding Client Requirements:

o Product set up & Trading account for already on boarded entities and to chase through the

different milestones.

o Raise the refresh request when there is a scheduled Refresh & Upload the forms and to

chase through the different milestones.

 Facilitate an efficient process for the Onboarding of new clients.

 Assist Corporate Actions cross a wide range of product types within the Derivatives space

 Ensure Primary trade set-ups for NIX, sales credit bookings and pay-away process.

 Amend Term sheets for taps, insertion of strikes, ISIN codes

 Obtain signatures for trade issuance documentation and liaising with legal

 Work with CVG to confirm accuracy of client’s daily valuation statements

 Assist desk with timely MI, required to respond client / regulatory queries / requests

 Help operations / onshore teams with settlement issues and ensure accurate / timely settlement of trades.

 Ensure trades are unsuspended and dealable by making amendments to client dealing entities where

required, resolving any issues with online dealing, facilitate trade confirmations when requested

 Respond to client requests e.g. audit, redemption queries, fixing event queries, requests for deltas, Greeks

 Work with sales and business management to manage fee payments and invoice payments

 Set up clients for dealing, pricing, BARX, COMET, BBG (BXIS), research when required

 Notify sales of upcoming maturities, work on production of maturity reports when required, liaise with

appropriate areas to ensure maturity process is smooth

 Build out the Future State - Engage with re-workings of outdated/inefficient processes and challenge existing

procedures.

 Query Management - Address and respond to, in a timely manner, issues stemming from internal sales

teams, internal infrastructure teams, as well as external APAC and EMEA clients.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

 Work as a team player on project based work involving many touch points across the bank

 Communicate across desks within Markets and infrastructure

 Manage risk and increase transactional efficiency

 Commit to continuous learning and developing the business lines and processes

 Passionate advocate of the human capital and citizenship agenda

Decision-making and Problem Solving

 Solutions focused mentality with a desire to constantly exceed client expectations

 Organised self-starter who completes deliverables to short deadlines

 Balanced skillset across numerical, legal, administrative and communication aspects

Internal Only

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. If this position requires the person to be an

Approved Person under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), disclosure of spent convictions within the meaning set out in

the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will be required.

Restricted - External

 Comfortable with detail and calm in a pressured environment

Person Specification

Essential Skills:

 The role is ideally suited towards someone who is familiar with:

o Basic Derivatives product knowledge, including Structured Notes

o Experience and understanding of trade lifecycle

The candidate must be:

 Detail-oriented.

 Good sense of timeliness and can work under pressure to meet a deadline.

 An organized individual with good time management, prioritising tasks and able to meet deadlines.

 Able to coordinate with various teams to action items

 Detailed and meticulous - high level of accuracy with low tolerance for error

 Confident to escalate and articulate issues and elucidate reconciliation enhancements to senior

stakeholders globally.

 Committed and control-focused to succeed under challenging environment

 Able to work as part of a high performing team

 Willing and able to share knowledge with other team members

 Confident to listen and articulate a logical argument in the face of challenge

Preferred candidate:

 1-2 years’ experience in supporting Sales/ Front Office

 Strong understanding of derivatives & OTC products

 A good understanding of SQL, VBA & excel functionalities

 Good at Analytics, Problem Solving and statistics

 Proactive and believes in collaborative team work

 Strong written and verbal communication skills

 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Management disciplines

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide

Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Purpose and Values

Barclays has a single cross-business Purpose for Barclays and five core Values which underpin it.

Our Purpose is helping people achieve their ambitions in the right way. Put simply this is the answer to the question

‘What is Barclays for?’ and it should guide our every action as employees.

Respect

We respect and value those we work with, and the contribution that they make.

Integrity

We act fairly, ethically and openly in all we do.

Service

We put our clients and customers at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We use our energy, skills and resources to deliver the best, sustainable results.