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Wholesale Lending

In our Wholesale Lending Graduate Programme, you'll be part of an international team that plays a vital role in relationship lending across Barclays’ Corporate and Investment Bank. Our team is responsible for product management, structuring, and executing tailored lending solutions for clients worldwide. This programme offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with Barclays’ core lending products, credit analysis, and the full transaction life cycle.

Highlights

  • Learn end-to-end transaction management, from origination to execution
  • Develop core credit analysis skills and sustainability-linked structuring
  • Engage with clients across International Corporate and Investment Banking

About the role

Wholesale Lending at Barclays is the centre of excellence for relationship lending within our Corporate and Investment Bank. As a Graduate Analyst, you’ll join a global team spanning the UK, US, EMEA, and APAC regions. You’ll work closely with clients, gaining a deep understanding of Barclays’ relationship lending products and supporting end-to-end transaction life cycles. This role will help you develop a client-focused mindset and the commercial acumen needed to deliver tailored lending solutions that drive business success. Through this programme, you'll build the foundation for a successful career in Corporate and Investment Banking.

What to expect

Wholesale Lending is the centre of excellence for relationship lending across the Corporate and Investment Bank at Barclays. Responsible for product management, development, structuring and executing tailored lending solutions and portfolio management across the CIB client set.

As a Graduate you will be part of an international team spanning across UK, US, EMEA and APAC. You will be a key partner to clients across International Corporate banking and Investment banking

How you'll develop

You’ll learn continually, from start to finish – whether it’s the hard skills you need to be brilliant at your job, or the professional skills to be brilliant in a business of this size, we give you the essential learning experiences you need to play a full role in Barclays. At all times you’ll be supported by an experienced line manager who will help you realise your potential and discover where you’d like your career journey to take you in Barclays. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll get lifetime membership of our global graduate network, with exclusive access to content, events and forums to support you and help you develop. And you’ll get the opportunity to have an impact on the communities in which we live and work.

What’s more, you might qualify for a bursary towards your professional development. By the end of your programme you’ll have gained all the understanding and skills you need to move into a fulfilling permanent role.

Who thrives here

We’re committed to making Barclays everything it can be – for our customers, for our clients and for the future of our business. So we need graduates who are ambitious self-starters who’ll give their all for our customers. We welcome people of any educational background, but you should have a keen interest in business and finance. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, competitive but caring. Motivated by pace and pressure, you’ll be driven to achieve — and to do it right. You’ll also be customer-obsessed, ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts on our business outcomes. These are qualities that people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you develop and strengthen them from the day you arrive.

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