Banking Summer Internship Programme 2027 London

Purpose of the Role

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the Investment Banking division. Gain broad exposure to different types of clients, transactions, and specialist areas.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate on live deals and client pitches; support the team with advising on a broad range of corporate clients by delivering holistic, structured solutions to meet client goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
• Participate in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Identify opportunities, develop business cases, and support the management, deployment, and launch of new products and services for investment banking.
• Manage client relationships and provide customer service support to clients and customers with steadily decreasing supervision; respond to questions about products and services and process transactions.
• Develop and implement financial models and strategies to support decision-making in investment banking; understand how businesses work and learn from industry experts.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a consistently high standard, driving continuous improvement.
• Build and apply in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• Lead and supervise a team by guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise; Develop others.
• If the position is for an individual contributor, develop technical expertise in the work area and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of the team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies and procedures adopted for risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within the area of expertise.
• Own managing risk and strengthening controls related to the work you own or contribute to, delivering work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how the sub-function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to achieving the objectives of the organisation’s sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information with attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired technical experience and being guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information.
• Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function while building a network of contacts inside and outside the organisation.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Summer Internship Programme Overview

Join us as a summer intern and discover the world of finance and technology. Engage in real projects that offer a comprehensive business overview. Select a desired business area for an in-depth introduction, taking on immediate responsibility guided by a mentor and line manager. Forge connections, explore new horizons, and unlock growth opportunities in this 10-week journey. Join us during the summer of your penultimate or final year of university to build skills, expand knowledge, and embark on a promising career path.

Why the Investment Banking Summer Intern Programme?

As a Banking intern, you will work with our Coverage and Mergers and Acquisition teams. You will help address clients’ most strategic questions. You will advise a broad range of corporate clients and deliver holistic, structured solutions to help clients achieve their goals—through mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, structured solutions, or risk management.

As a Summer Analyst, you will spend the summer learning the art and science behind executing a transaction. As a member of one of our industry, product, or geographic groups, you will work on live deals and deal proposals.

You may also work on projects that include:

• Financial analysis and modelling
• Valuation
• Industry research
• Client due diligence
• Developing written materials, including offering memoranda and new business presentations

Investment Banking at Barclays

Barclays is one of the world’s top-tier investment banks. We are one of the only non-US, full-service rivals to the biggest US investment banks, and being headquartered in Europe gives us a unique advantage. From Hong Kong to Houston and Tel Aviv to Tokyo, everyone at Barclays enjoys a real sense of purpose because they work for a business that fosters innovation, champions sustainability, and deploys finance responsibly for the common good and the long term. We provide comprehensive financial advisory, capital raising, financing, and risk management services to corporations, governments, and financial institutions worldwide. We take an integrated approach to client coverage, providing access to bankers with industry and geography specific expertise across all investment banking products.

Who We’re Looking For

To be considered for this programme, you must be in your penultimate or final year of your degree in any discipline.

Ideally, you have a keen interest in business and finance and a curiosity to learn. We value resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit, which may be demonstrated through your involvement in extracurricular activities.

Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office’s eligibility criteria for a skilled worker visa. Successful applicants who are not eligible to receive a skilled worker visa, and who Barclays is therefore unable to secure a skilled worker visa for, will be required to have their own legal right to work in the UK on a full-time basis from June 2027 to August 2027.

Working in London

If you love the buzz of city life, our global HQ is in Canary Wharf in the heart of London’s financial district. Here, you will be perfectly placed to explore the nation’s capital and to explore the many functions and opportunities of a global financial giant. If you’re technically minded, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other brilliant minds on innovations that are redefining the future of finance.