2027 Compliance Analyst Summer Internship Program New York

Purpose of the Role

To gain experience in risk management skills, knowledge, and capabilities to deliver a broad range of compliance services to businesses and functions.

Accountabilities

• Guide the business’ adherence to the Compliance risk management framework.
• Provide advisory services to colleagues on regulations related to specific products and services.
• Utilise data and analytics to proactively monitor and influence the business Compliance risk landscape.
• Develop Compliance risk insight and understanding, including laws, rules and regulations, financial crime, and conduct.
• Train business stakeholders.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently, driving continuous improvement.
• Have in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise.
• Demonstrate 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 includes leadership responsibilities, demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment where colleagues can thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard (Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise; Develop others).
• For an individual contributor, develop technical expertise in the work area and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Have impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies and procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within your area of expertise.
• Own and strengthen risk management and controls related to work you own or contribute to, delivering responsibilities 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.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the organisation sub-function objectives.
• Make evaluative judgements based on analysis of factual information, with attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired technical experience, 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, building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organisation.

Barclays Values and Mindset

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

Explore the World of Barclays as a Summer Intern

Spend 10 weeks diving into real projects, gaining hands-on experience, and shaping your future. You’ll receive full support, take on meaningful responsibilities, and build lasting connections—while discovering what makes our culture unique.

If you’re in your penultimate year and ready to grow, learn, and make an impact, this is your opportunity to belong and thrive.

Why the Compliance Summer Internship Program?

Compliance oversees the way Barclays does business, ensuring the bank meets the ever-evolving demands of banking regulators, maintains its own standards and codes of conduct, and protects its reputation. Compliance is essential to every business, function, team, and location, giving a broad understanding of the global business and touching every facet of the bank’s operations.

This is your chance to join a positive, proactive team doing fascinating, challenging, and rewarding work with great variety. Compliance teams research and investigate; gather, study, and analyse complex data from a wide range of sources; follow leads, identify risks, evaluate threats, and predict trends; and support surveillance and control, as well as product design and implementation. Compliance serves as trusted, influential advisers across the global business—without Compliance, Barclays could not operate.

Eligibility

• Must be graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Must have a GPA of 3.2 or above.

Location

The location for this role is indicated in the job title, and you will be based at that location. If you are successful in receiving a return offer to our graduate program, your location will be the same as it was during your internship.

Working in New York

Join us at our Americas Headquarters, located at 745 Seventh Avenue—right in the heart of Times Square. This 37-story tower offers a vibrant workplace with a modern cafeteria, a fully equipped fitness center, and LED signage lighting up the skyline.

Salary / Rate

• Minimum: $78,000
• Maximum: $78,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate and does not include any other type of compensation or benefits.

Application Information

The closing date for applications is September 28. This vacancy may close ahead of the advertised date due to application volumes, so applications are recommended as early as possible.