Quantitative Analytics Associate Summer Internship Program 2026 New York

Barclays•New York, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Purpose of the role To support the day-to-day operations of the Quantitative Analytics (QA) group by providing analytical insights and expertise that will help our business leaders and stakeholders make informed decisions, support existing trading strategies, develop new products strategies and services, as well as identify new market opportunities Accountabilities Application of the latest quantitative techniques to solve business problems, research, development, and implementation of new models and solutions and improve the bank’s computing and data infrastructure. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and senior management to progress business initiatives. Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge. Conduct research to support strategic decision making, prepare presentations and reports to communicate research findings, and collaborate with senior management to implement research findings. Design, development of the quantitative research framework using domain specific languages. Participation in technical design and development of the global team’s quantitative research systems, research notebooks and products. Training and mentoring of junior colleagues. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave. Purpose of the role Generating analytical insights and providing expertise that will help our business leaders and stakeholders make informed decisions, support existing trading strategies, develop new products strategies and services, as well as identify new market opportunities. Accountabilities Participation in quantitative research, technical design and development of our global team’s quantitative research systems and algorithmic trading stack. Application of the latest quantitative techniques to solve business problems, researching, developing, and implementing new models and solutions aimed at improving the bank’s client offering and risk infrastructure. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and senior management to progress business initiatives. Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge. Conduct research to support strategic decision making, prepare presentations and reports to communicate research findings, and collaborate with senior management to implement research findings.

Requirements

To be considered for this program, you must be pursuing a graduate degree with anticipated completion between December 2026 - June 2027 in any discipline.
Ideally, you would also have a GPA of 3.2 or above.
You'll have a keen interest in technical discipline such as Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Statistics, Stochastic Calculus, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or other STEM subjects, with strong programming skills, particularly Python, C++, or Java.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex and/ or sensitive information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right.
They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Responsibilities

Application of the latest quantitative techniques to solve business problems
Research, development, and implementation of new models and solutions and improve the bank’s computing and data infrastructure.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams and senior management to progress business initiatives.
Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
Conduct research to support strategic decision making
Prepare presentations and reports to communicate research findings
Collaborate with senior management to implement research findings.
Design, development of the quantitative research framework using domain specific languages.
Participation in technical design and development of the global team’s quantitative research systems, research notebooks and products.
Training and mentoring of junior colleagues.
Participation in quantitative research, technical design and development of our global team’s quantitative research systems and algorithmic trading stack.
Researching, developing, and implementing new models and solutions aimed at improving the bank’s client offering and risk infrastructure.