Equity Tactical Strategies

Join us as a Equity Tactical Strategies professional within our Global Markets team. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying actionable equity market opportunities, developing thematic investment ideas, and delivering high-quality market insights to institutional clients and internal stakeholders.

Working closely with Sales, Trading, Research, and Portfolio Solutions teams, you will leverage market intelligence, quantitative analysis, and macroeconomic views to generate short‑to‑medium‑term equity investment strategies across sectors, regions, and market themes.

• Generate and communicate actionable equity and sector investment ideas.
• Analyse market, economic, and company‑specific developments to identify trading opportunities.
• Produce timely market commentary, thematic research, and tactical strategy reports.
• Develop quantitative and fundamental frameworks to support investment recommendations.
• Partner with Sales and Trading teams to deliver insights and solutions to institutional clients.
• Monitor market performance, assess risks, and refine strategy recommendations accordingly.
• Present market views and investment themes to clients and senior stakeholders.

• A deep interest in Financial Markets
• Significant experience within Equity Strategy, Equity Research, Sales & Trading, Asset Management, Hedge Funds, or a related Global Markets function.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and articulate compelling investment ideas to a wide audience.
• Proficiency in market data platforms such as Bloomberg.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders or clients.
• Strong understanding of equity markets, macroeconomics, portfolio construction, and risk management.
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong technical capability in Excel and ideally Python, SQL, or other analytical tools.

• Proficient in derivatives – background preferable.
• French or German language desirable.

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

This role is based in London.

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority – Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.