Quantitative Finance Risk Associate Graduate Programme
Barclays UK
Glasgow,
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Financial Services
Skilled Worker
Job posted on October 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Position: Quantitative Finance Risk Associate Graduate Programme 2026
Overview If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate, join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next.
Our graduates are a vital part of our success. If you’re curious, creative, and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong. Our Expert Programme You' ll join our expert programme, a 1 year targeted, fast-track programme designed to give you depth and breadth of experience. Participating in job-based bespoke training from the start, enabling you to go fully-equipped into your role as you develop specialist technical expertise. Why the Quant Graduate Programme? Our team is an integral part of the bank, researching and developing models and producing data analysis tools for valuation and risk management across various business areas at Barclays. Risk Quantitative Analytics (Risk QA) As a Graduate in Risk Quantitative Analytics (Risk QA), you will join a group of specialised modellers and developers powering Barclay’s ability to manage financial risk. From day one, you’ll be part of a team that uses statistical methods, AI techniques, and coding strategies to build the tools and models Barclays uses to make big decisions. Along the way, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across risk, finance, global markets, and technology - gaining exposure to how different parts of the business come together to navigate market shifts and meet regulatory demands. The chance to make an impact We’ll provide you with challenging projects and opportunities to grow and learn. We’ll keep you motivated with encouragement, feedback and support as you build your technical know-how, business acumen and leadership skills. We’ll help you connect with mentors, and network with colleagues and senior leaders alike. You’ll have completed or be in your final year of a postgraduate qualification (Masters degree, equivalent or higher) in a technical discipline such as Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Calculus Physics, Economics, Computer Science, Machine Learning or other similar subjects, with strong programming skills, particularly Python, or C++. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating – driven to identify the best solution to a problem and then motivated to deliver that solution at pace. You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts our business outcomes. These are qualities people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you further develop them from the day you arrive. Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK.Working In GlasgowOur brand new state-of-the-art campus in Glasgow is somewhere you ll want to work. The campus is made up of creative spaces and technology with hybrid working opportunities at the heart. The campus is inclusive to all, with a specific focus on neurodiversity through our partnership with Scottish Autism. As well as offering the perfect space for collaborative working, there s also plenty to get involved in outside of your day job. From live music in the canteen, a rooftop bar that overlooks the Clyde for meeting up with colleagues after hours and even an on-site beekeeping club. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. Purpose of the roleTo participate in 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…
APPLY NOW
Overview If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate, join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next.
Our graduates are a vital part of our success. If you’re curious, creative, and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong. Our Expert Programme You' ll join our expert programme, a 1 year targeted, fast-track programme designed to give you depth and breadth of experience. Participating in job-based bespoke training from the start, enabling you to go fully-equipped into your role as you develop specialist technical expertise. Why the Quant Graduate Programme? Our team is an integral part of the bank, researching and developing models and producing data analysis tools for valuation and risk management across various business areas at Barclays. Risk Quantitative Analytics (Risk QA) As a Graduate in Risk Quantitative Analytics (Risk QA), you will join a group of specialised modellers and developers powering Barclay’s ability to manage financial risk. From day one, you’ll be part of a team that uses statistical methods, AI techniques, and coding strategies to build the tools and models Barclays uses to make big decisions. Along the way, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across risk, finance, global markets, and technology - gaining exposure to how different parts of the business come together to navigate market shifts and meet regulatory demands. The chance to make an impact We’ll provide you with challenging projects and opportunities to grow and learn. We’ll keep you motivated with encouragement, feedback and support as you build your technical know-how, business acumen and leadership skills. We’ll help you connect with mentors, and network with colleagues and senior leaders alike. You’ll have completed or be in your final year of a postgraduate qualification (Masters degree, equivalent or higher) in a technical discipline such as Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Calculus Physics, Economics, Computer Science, Machine Learning or other similar subjects, with strong programming skills, particularly Python, or C++. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating – driven to identify the best solution to a problem and then motivated to deliver that solution at pace. You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts our business outcomes. These are qualities people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you further develop them from the day you arrive. Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK.Working In GlasgowOur brand new state-of-the-art campus in Glasgow is somewhere you ll want to work. The campus is made up of creative spaces and technology with hybrid working opportunities at the heart. The campus is inclusive to all, with a specific focus on neurodiversity through our partnership with Scottish Autism. As well as offering the perfect space for collaborative working, there s also plenty to get involved in outside of your day job. From live music in the canteen, a rooftop bar that overlooks the Clyde for meeting up with colleagues after hours and even an on-site beekeeping club. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. Purpose of the roleTo participate in 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…