Latin America Local Markets Strategist

Latin America Local Market Strategist
New York

This role is regulated by FINRA.

As a Barclays Latin America Local Markets Strategist, you will to be responsible for driving key views on the region's rates and FX markets. In this role, you will work with the team to develop Emerging Market quantitative models, and work on daily market movements, react to events, and develop long term models. As a Barclays Latin American Local Markets Strategist, you will analyse Latin American fx and rates markets, given economic fundamentals, political risks, and broad macro markets.

Salary / Rate Minimum: $190,000
Salary / Rate Maximum: $225,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

What will you be doing?

• Staying informed on developments in Latin America that affect FX and rates in local markets, as well as global macro themes affecting the asset class
• Generating trade ideas and strategies in LatAm local markets (both FX and rates)
• Authoring periodic, thematic, and quantitative studies, as well as contributing to firm's global publications with views on LatAm and EM
• Supporting team in thematic research and model/infrastructure development
• Creating and maintain quantitative models for analyzing emerging markets, including back-testing
• Developing collaborative relationships with internal and external institutional and corporate clients, as well as address client requests
• Collaborating with colleagues within research, sales, and trading
• Preparing presentations for clients

What we're looking for:

• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and spoken
• Proven team player with initiative, motivation, and eagerness to learn
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills, with a methodical and analytical approach to solving problems
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint skills, as well as solid econometrics and programming skills (Python, R)

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Proficient in Spanish or Portuguese
• Graduate degree is preferred

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.