Banking Analyst Summer Internship Program 2027 Houston

Barclays•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This summer internship program in Investment Banking is designed for students to gain broad exposure to clients, transactions, and specialist areas within the division. Interns will collaborate on live deals, client pitches, and advise corporate clients on a range of solutions including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, structured solutions, and risk management. The program offers a comprehensive business overview through real projects, immediate responsibilities, and guidance from a mentor and line manager. It is a 10-week journey focused on building skills, expanding knowledge, and fostering growth opportunities for students in the summer before their final year of university.

Requirements

Pursuing an undergraduate degree.
Target graduation date within one year of the conclusion of this internship.
GPA of 3.2 or above.
Unrestricted work authorization in the country of application.
Keen interest in business and finance.
Curiosity to learn.
Resourcefulness, teamwork, and enthusiasm.
Entrepreneurial spirit.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Responsible for completion of all documentation in support of optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).
Barclays does not provide financial assistance or execute any documents (other than verification of employment) in connection with OPT or CPT.
Barclays will not sponsor applicants for work visas or offer any employment-based immigration sponsorship for individuals who are not enrolled in, or do not graduate with, a degree in a field of study that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education consider to be a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field of study for purposes of the 24-month STEM OPT extension. This includes for any internship, post-graduation program, or permanent employment, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard (for People Leaders).
Showcasing involvement in extracurricular activities that demonstrate resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

Collaboration on live deals, client pitches, and advising on a broad range of corporate clients.
Delivering holistic, structured solutions to meet client goals.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
Participation in training and development programs.
Identification of opportunities, development of business cases, and management of new product/service deployment for investment banking.
Management of client relationships and customer service support.
Processing of transactions and responding to client inquiries about products and services.
Development and implementation of financial models and strategies for decision-making.
Understanding how businesses operate and learning from industry experts.
Training and mentoring of junior colleagues.
Performing prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard.
Leading and supervising a team, guiding professional development, allocating work, and coordinating resources (for leadership roles).
Developing technical expertise in a work area and acting as an advisor (for individual contributors).
Partnering with other functions and business areas.
Taking responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
Escalating breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
Taking responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advising and influencing decision-making within own area of expertise.
Taking ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls.
Delivering work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
Maintaining and building an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with the function.
Demonstrating understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to organizational objectives.
Making evaluative judgments based on factual information analysis.
Resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired technical experience.
Guiding and persuading team members and communicating complex/sensitive information.
Acting as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function.
Building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization.
Financial analysis and modeling.
Valuation.
Industry research.
Client due diligence.
Developing written materials, including offering memoranda and new business presentations.