Asia Special Situations – Structurer - VP

Mumbai, India

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Date live: Jan. 23, 2026

Business Area: Credit

Area of Expertise: Markets

Reference Code: JR-0000076828

Contract: Permanent

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Join us as an “Asia Special Situations – Structurer - VP”, Credit Trading team at Barclays engages in trading corporate credit and providing various financing solutions. The Credit Trading team focuses on opportunities in Asia-Pacific region with strong focus on India. The Credit Trading team owns the balance sheet for Barclays and is the front end team responsible for driving PnL and managing risk.

To be a successful “Asia Special Situations – Structurer - VP” candidate would mainly cover Asia region supporting the desk, preparing termsheets, leading legal diligence, reviewing transaction documentation, writing sections of credit memos and providing update on latest market developments. In addition to strong legal skills, the candidate should have a good commercial sense. Candidate will be expected to review business materials, read financial statements, provide views on business opportunities and share inputs on credit/ financial matters. The candidate will be expected to work closely and seamlessly with credit analysts/ traders as part of the Deal Team responsible for evaluating and closing deals. The candidate would also be expected to produce updates and presentations for senior management to track market news and trends.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success supports that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards deals and better due diligence.

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

Understand the key commercial drivers for the transaction and produce draft terms for the transaction

Define scope of legal due diligence and lead the legal diligence exercise

Identify key risks, mitigants, and structural considerations for the transaction

Assess covenants, collateral and identify key protections for the transaction

Closely review legal documentation, prepare issues lists and work on arriving at common terms

Review and share inputs on credit memo, financial model and financial diligence/ valuation reports

Work closely with traders and credit analysts seamlessly as part of the deal team

Work in infrastructure partners in Legal, Compliance, Tax, Finance and Operations for sign offs and smooth execution of the transaction

Participate in conferences and industry get togethers to build a network and grasp market trends

Provide timely credit updates and market commentary to internal stakeholders

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

B.A. LLB (Hons)
Professional certifications: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) preferred but not mandatory
Experience with a law firm or in house with an investment bank/ private equity firm
Experience in structured finance, lending or private equity transactions
Strong documentation, writing and legal research skills
Ability to assess complex capital structures and covenant packages
Experience in Asian credit markets with exposure to special situations and complex deal structures
Familiarity/ ability to learn regional regulatory frameworks, credit documentation standards and internal compliance requirements
Strong ability to articulate investment theses through clear, concise memos and presentations.
Strong commercial sense including business environment, sectoral trends; basic understanding of financial statements/ credit assessment
Proficiency with Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Be a strong team player
Programming skills/ exposure to Tableau, Qlikview, Python is an added benefit.
Exposure to Generative AI/ ML
Experience of working on Argus Software
Familiar with Bloomberg or Trepp
Familiar with various market reports like CoStar & REIS

This role will be based out of Mumbai.

Purpose of the role

To maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our trading desks, providing operational support and expertise to traders, sales professionals, and other key stakeholders, helping them maximize their productivity and minimize disruptions and handling administrative tasks, and providing market information and research.

Accountabilities

Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

More about working at Barclays

Barclays has been in Asia Pacific for over 50 years, supporting corporations and financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region and connecting them to the capital markets of UK, Europe and the Americas. For more information click here.

Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

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