Data & Analytics Analyst - Explorer Graduate Programme - 2024 (Quants)

Join our U.S. Consumer Bank

Since 1966, Barclaycard has been developing payment solutions for the ever-evolving needs of businesses and rapidly changing customer demands. We enable clients and consumers to make payments and spend with credit cards. Our business powers merchants to take payments, manage their own spend and provide point of sale finance to their customers. Our US co-branded cards business is creating opportunities for growth, partnering with major brands such as American Airlines, Uber and Apple. Today, we’re one of the top ten credit card issuers in the US. We do all of this by focusing on delivering truly great experiences, with a human touch.

Joining Barclays Cards & Payments is a fantastic opportunity to work within a diverse, growing and innovative business. You’ll spend your time on strategy, digital, product and analytics, encompassing how we work with clients and consumers.

Real responsibility, right away

As a summer analyst with our Data Sciences team, you’ll join the team responsible for all analytical support for Credit and Marketing initiative strategies. Decision Sciences champions the company’s ambitious growth agenda by utilizing data and advanced analytics and converting it into actionable energy.

Expect to be right where the action is. You’ll start with training; after which you’ll join your team. The challenges you take on might include:

• creating, assembling and monitoring key performance indicators to measure value for programs and initiatives
• performing primary and secondary analysis to identify short and long-term growth, risk strategies and profitability opportunities
• identify areas for enhancement and develop reporting tools to track KPIs
• using advanced analytics to optimize underwriting strategy, population, offer and channel strategies through profit and loss statistics
• collaborate with internal and external key stakeholders to identify new opportunities for profitable portfolio growth
• meet with vendors and business partners to identify new sources of data and preserve and drive incremental value
• provide business updates to both the Decision Sciences and Partnership leadership teams on a continuous basis.

A place where you can thrive

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 program, you’ll also:

• participate in formal and informal training
• connect with junior and senior mentors
• attend dedicated networking sessions and other program events
• receive detailed performance feedback
• give back to the community through volunteer events.

And if you really impress us, this could be the beginning of an incredible career. We invite top-performing, eligible summer analysts to join us as full-time analysts after graduation.

To be considered for this program, you must:

• be pursuing a degree in an analytical/statistical discipline (e.g. Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Operations Research or related quantitative area)
• experience leveraging analytical tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, Python, Tableau) to drive solutions to assist the business in driving insights and value
• be an undergraduate student with an anticipated graduation date between December 2022 - June 2023.

Ideally, you would also have:

• a GPA of 3.2 or above
• unrestricted U.S. work authorization
• the ability to work both as an individual contributor and within a group
• strong time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects at time
• strong written/verbal communication skills
• the ability to translate data into presentations that can be socialized both internally and externally
• working knowledge of basic financial and risk principals
• bank, cards, or related financial services course or project experience a plus
• knowledge of business and how profitability of credit card business is driven a plus.

Ready to apply?

Please submit an application through Barclays’ online system. Then, submit your resume and cover letter through your school’s career management application system if required. Please note that you can apply to only one Barclays graduate program globally.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the firm.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Our Purpose and Values

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

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It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.