Private Markets

Private Markets
London

As a Barclays Private Markets team member, you will be responsible for managing key aspects of the Private Markets platform. This requires liaising and coordinating external Fund Managers and Administrators as well as internal stakeholders including Private Bankers, Operations, Legal, Tax and Compliance. Your role is a primary escalation point of contact for Private Bankers in respect of activities such as reporting, distributions, capital calls and other day-to-day processes and associated queries.

Barclays is one of the world’s largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
For this opportunity, we will consider requests for locating the role at an alternative Barclays’ key UK office from that advertised.

What will you be doing?

• Performing comprehensive detailed analysis and review of all supported Private Market funds to ensure they are product managed and supported in line with regulatory constraints
• Ensuring new funds are launched successfully and in a timely manner, inclusive of providing oversight to structuring, review of offering documents
• Managing relationships with Administrators and Fund Managers across the product platform, ensuring service reviews take place and information is available in an accurate and timely manner
• Pro-actively managing external/internal events and changes (e.g. regulatory) impacting the Private Markets business
• Working closely with internal partners to ensure a comprehensive, consistent approach to risk management
• Sourcing opportunities through market analysis, engaging with Fund Managers up to and including CEO level and then provide their view / recommendation

• Experience in presenting to various audiences, drafting and delivering clear concise information
• Ability to work through and resolve complex queries and issues by leveraging relationships with internal stakeholders

• 3+ years’ experience in creating, structuring and setting up feeder vehicles/ fund structures (preferable)
• Good capability in the Microsoft suite with sufficient presentation skills
• Fluent in English, other languages preferable but not essential

Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.