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Europe Issuing Sales Analyst

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Date live: 09/15/2026

Business Area: GTB Europe

Area of Expertise: Relationship Management

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000127916

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Barclays Relationship Management

Join Relationship Management, to build and maintain relationships with customers, clients, stakeholders, and strategic partners. Your focus will be on driving business growth through effective relationship-building and delivering tailored solutions to meet client needs.

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Join us as a Europe Issuing Sales Analyst within global transaction banking, where you will support a team of five Card Issuing Sales colleagues across Europe in the origination, development, and management of client opportunities across card issuing and, over time, wider cash management. Working in close partnership with Sales, Coverage, Product, Servicing, Operations, Pricing and Finance, you will provide analytical, commercial and execution support to help progress client discussions, maintain sales discipline and contribute to the delivery of revenue objectives.

This role will be based in Amsterdam and will support sales activity across core European markets. You will play an important role in ensuring client and product follow-ups are managed effectively, pricing and rebate reviews are completed with appropriate rigour, and the Sales team is equipped with relevant market, industry, and scheme insight to support high-quality client engagement. You will be a key member of the European Card Issuing Sales team, bringing strong analytical capability, commercial awareness, and disciplined execution. This is an opportunity to build expertise in payments, card schemes, cash management, and client-led solutions while supporting the growth of a strategic European issuing business.

Responsibilities of the role:

Sales Team & Client Support

  • Supporting five Sales colleagues with client preparation, follow-up actions, pipeline tracking, and internal coordination.
  • Coordinating client and product follow-ups, ensuring actions are captured, ownership is clear and progress is tracked in a timely manner.
  • Preparing client materials, meeting packs, opportunity summaries, and internal updates to support effective sales engagement.
  • Maintaining awareness of client needs, sales priorities, and product developments to help the team progress opportunities efficiently.

Sales and Commercial Strategy

  • Supporting sales forecasting, account planning, pipeline management, and revenue tracking across the supported portfolio.
  • Undertaking pricing analysis, commercial modelling, rebate reviews, and profitability assessments in line with sales and product objectives.
  • Monitoring KPIs, client performance and commercial trends to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for further sales focus.
  • Providing data-driven insight to support prioritisation, improve sales execution and inform commercial decision-making.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Working closely with Sales, Coverage, Product, Operations, Finance, Legal and
  • Compliance colleagues to support the resolution of client and product queries.
  • Partnering with Visa and Mastercard to support the development of sales materials,
  • Scheme insight, market updates, and client-facing content.
  • Coordinating internal inputs for client proposals, pricing discussions, product updates and
  • Strategic account reviews.

Market Insight

  • Conducting market and industry analysis across payments, card issuing, fintech, cash
  • management and working capital trends.
  • Tracking competitor activity, regulatory developments, scheme initiatives, and client trends
  • relevant to the sales strategy.
  • Translating market insight into concise briefing notes, sales enablement content and
  • Provide practical recommendations for the Sales team.

To be successful as a GTB Europe Issuing Sales Analyst, you will need:

  • Experience in sales support, commercial analysis, product management, transaction banking, payments, or card issuing.
  • Knowledge of card issuing and cash management, including commercial cards, working capital solutions, payment flows, and card scheme dynamics.
  • The ability to analyse client, revenue, pricing, rebate, and market data to generate commercial insights and support decision-making.
  • Experience creating high-quality sales materials, presentations, briefing notes, and commercial summaries for internal and client-facing audiences.
  • A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, CRM platforms, and AI-enabled tools to support data-driven decision-making and commercial activities.
  • A structured, proactive, and detail-oriented approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholders.

Other highly valued skills may include:

  • Building trusted relationships with Sales, Coverage and key stakeholders through accountability, reliability, and effective collaboration.
  • Thriving in a matrix environment, working collaboratively across teams and functions to achieve shared objectives.
  • Demonstrating curiosity about clients, markets, payments, and technology, using insights to support commercial outcomes.
  • Dutch language skills desirable for Amsterdam-based roles. Additional European languages are advantageous.
  • Applying a structured and organised approach to managing multiple client, product, and stakeholder priorities.
  • Using data and commercial insight to inform recommendations and support decision-making.
  • Communicating clearly and confidently with a range of stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
  • Showing initiative, energy and a client-focused mindset while supporting broader sales and business development activities.

This role is deemed as a Controlled Function role under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Minimum Salary: €65,000

The minimum salary information above includes only annual full-time equivalent base salary and typically represents the lowest level of pay for this role. The actual pay rate will reflect the responsibility level of the role and experience level of the individual. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are also eligible for a suite of competitive country-specific benefits.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To generate revenue and promote the bank's diverse product and service offerings to various customer segments. 

Accountabilities

  • Identification of potential customers, analysing their needs and preferences, and staying abreast of emerging market trends and competitor strategies.
  • Creation of detailed profiles for target customer segments, outlining their demographics, financial habits, and pain points to tailor sales approaches and product recommendations.
  • Relationship management of potential and existing customer relations through the execution of high-quality customer support, by responding to queries and resolving issues, gaining their customer trust, and understanding their financial goals and challenges.
  • Understanding of the features, benefits, risks, and compliance requirements of various banking products and services offered. Understanding of the key features, benefits, risks, enhancements, and regulatory requirements of new and existing banking products, and communicate insights clearly to potential customers to address their financial needs.
  • Development of compelling sales pitches and proposals that showcase the value proposition of the bank's offerings to convert leads into customers, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank.
  • Collection and analysis of customer feedback on various products, services, and overall experience, to support the development of reports that communicate key findings to relevant stakeholders, to inform product development and sales strategies.
  • Monitoring of lead conversion rates, customer acquisition costs, and other relevant metrics to assess sales performance and identify areas for improvement.

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.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

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

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This role may be subject to enhanced governance arrangements. If successful, you may be required to comply with additional regulatory and compliance obligations, such as disclosure of personal trading activities and external interest/affiliations.

Further information on these requirements will be provided at a later stage of the process.

Learn more about Barclays locations

Across our campuses, we offer modern workspaces, collaborative areas, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Facilities include wellness rooms, on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and tech-equipped workstations. Designed for innovation and comfort, they support a dynamic and productive work environment.

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

Learn more about Barclays locations

Across our campuses, we offer modern workspaces, collaborative areas, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Facilities include wellness rooms, on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and tech-equipped workstations. Designed for innovation and comfort, they support a dynamic and productive work environment.

Health and wellness

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

A place where you can belong

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Collaborative Areas

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

More than work

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

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Be you. Be valued. Belong.

We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings, believing our differences make us stronger and drive success.

You can learn more about our commitment to our colleague on our Inclusion and Opportunities page.

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Your application

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Your assessment

Covering your behaviours and ability at work.

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Your interview

Exploring your past experiences and skills.

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Next step

We’ll request additional information so that you can complete our screening process

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Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience.
And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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