Corporate Development Associate - AVP

As a Corporate Development Associate (Assistant Vice President), you’ll support the wider Corporate Development team in the origination, development, and execution of transactions, including potential acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. You’ll contribute across the full deal lifecycle, from initial research and assessment through to financial analysis and deal execution, helping the team ensure alignment with Barclays’ strategic priorities.

You’ll contribute to market analysis, financial modelling, and the preparation of materials for senior stakeholders, working closely with colleagues across the business to identify opportunities and support decision‑making. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in M&A and strategic initiatives, develop technical skills, and build strong relationships in a fast‑paced, high‑profile environment.

• Focused M&A and corporate finance background.
• Experience ideally gained in an investment bank or an M&A advisory firm (e.g., investment banking/M&A analyst)
• Strong motivation to develop a career within an in‑house corporate development team.

• FIG (Financial Institutions Group) experience.

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

To define strategic group objectives of and internal functions including, financial and business strategy, and mergers and acquisitions.

• Development and execution of acquisition, disposal and strategic partnership activities, and other strategic transactions on behalf of the Barclays Group, including the identification of potential acquisition targets, building an acquisition pipeline and identifying non‑core businesses and/or assets that can be sold to generate value through disposal analysis, as well as maintaining an active coverage model with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitoring and evaluation of the financial performance, market position and strategic fit of potential acquisition and partnership targets. Including (but not limited to) detailed valuation, returns, profitability and cost analysis.
• Development of business cases for potential acquisitions, including financial projections, strategic rationale, and synergy assessments.
• Collaboration across departments to develop deal structures that align to the banks objectives to negotiate deals with potential acquisition targets.
• Management and communication of post‑merger integration plans and processes, including culture, operations, and systems.
• Identification of industry trends and developments related to M&A tools and techniques by attending conferences, conducting market research, and participating in training.
• Maintain close dialogue to group strategy, understand the firms' ambitions and market commitments, understand equity analyst's expectations on the firms and how acquisition and disposal activity can provide appropriate levers and dials.

• 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…