Debt Capital Markets Associate - Investment Banking

Join us at Barclays as an Associate in Debt Capital Markets. In your role you will primarily assist and support the team in the origination and execution of DCM transactions in Italy and Greece across FIG and Corporates clients.

You will develop direct client relationships while supporting more senior colleagues in developing client pitch books, pricing and market updates and credit and capital benchmarking analysis. Alongside this you will ensure the upkeep of databases and internal reports. Further, you will develop Corporate Finance and Debt Capital Markets competencies, applicable to a broad range of companies/industries.

This will require an understanding of the team’s activities and participation in team initiatives including building relationships with the Italian and Greek Corporate Banking and M&A Coverage teams (both Milan‑based) and the full DCM EME value chain (London‑based).

The position is based in our Milan Office.

This role is deemed 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.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

To be successful as a DCM Associate you should have:

• Relevant and proven Debt Capital Markets experience
• Excellent oral and written Italian and English language (Greek beneficial)
• Proven ability to build professional relationships with clients
• Adequate risk management ability to strengthen controls within your remit of work

Other Skills Of Value In The Role Include

• Ability to adhere to relevant regulatory frameworks relevant to your role
• An excellent approach to first‑line client engagement to action and deliver tasks

Purpose of the role

To raise capital and manage the financial risk of clients, including financial advisory services, identification and origination of market opportunities, research, and economic analysis.

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate, financial and institutional clients to understand their financing needs and objectives.
• Development and maintenance of complex financial models to assess the value of assets, companies, or securities and identify the most appropriate structuring of capital‑raising initiatives, including equity financing via initial public offerings, investment‑grade debt underwriting, leveraged financing solutions for non‑investment‑grade clients, or derivative hedging solutions.
• Collaboration with Coverage, M&A, Syndicate, Global Markets, and cross‑functional teams to ensure successful origination, company due diligence, and execution of various capital market transactions.
• Identification, assessment, and management of risks associated with capital market transactions and development of risk‑mitigation strategies in alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Research, financial data analysis and continued development of market insights and investment recommendations.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness while collaborating closely with other functions and 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, appraise performance relative to objectives, and determine reward outcomes.
• Demonstrate the four LEAD behaviours—Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others—when the position has leadership responsibilities.
• For an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members through structured tasks, identify the need for inclusion of other areas of specialization, and identify new directions for assignments and projects using 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 develop 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, requiring understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas of work to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information, including sensitive or difficult content, clearly to the appropriate 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.