Operations Analyst Graduate Programme 2028

About the role

Barclays is recruiting for its 2028 Operations Analyst Graduate Programme in Tokyo. This is a two-year rotational programme for soon-to-be graduates, giving them depth and breadth of experience in the Operations team, which keeps payments, trades and financing processed smoothly. After five weeks of intensive training, analysts join either the Global Markets Operations group or the Payments team.

Key responsibilities

• Perform KYC tasks following Client Due Diligence and AML procedures
• Monitor real-time transaction flow, trade updates and exception queues
• Work on incident, problem and change management issues to improve services across the bank
• Support continuous improvement of operational processes and the development of best practices
• Support cleared derivatives and perform daily reconciliation of related fees
• Undertake complex customer and product-related processing activities

Required profile

• Undergraduate student with an anticipated graduation date between September 2027 and March 2028
• Minimum GPA of 3.2
• Legal right to work in Japan; applicants holding a Barclays-sponsored visa or needing sponsorship must declare it
• Ideally a customer-driven attitude, quick adaptation to change, curiosity about new market trends and the ability to turn complex data into understandable insights