Sales, Trading and Structuring Off Cycle Internship Programme 2026 Madrid

**Date live**:
**09/05/2025**

**Business Area**:
**See job description**

**Area of Expertise**:
**Early Careers**

**Contract**:
**Intern**

**Reference Code**:
**JR-0000070825**

**Off-Cycle Internship Overview**

Join us on an Off-Cycle Internship for 3-6 months working within our Investment Banking, Markets, Corporate Banking or Quantitative Analytics business areas. Immerse yourself in our work and culture and gain invaluable insights into life as a Full-time Analyst with this longer internship.

**Why the Sales, Trading and Structuring Off-Cycle Intern Programme?**

Markets is the financial barometer of world events at Barclays. So every day is different and it’s a challenging, fascinating place to build a career. Our Sales and Trading team works in a fast-paced, dynamic and exciting environment, quickly processing information and anticipating market trends to help clients make their next move. Sound like the place for you? Find out when you join us as an Off-Cycle Analyst.

**The chance to make an impact**

As an Off-Cycle Analyst, you’ll be surprised by what you can achieve. Your internship starts with intensive training that gives you an essential platform for gaining skills and knowledge. Then you’ll head to your desk, where you’ll get to grips with the intricacies of the global markets and follow a structured programme that includes project-based work. Through our off-cycle programme, you will have the chance to have more in-depth exposure to projects, compared to our summer internships; thus, expanding your overall knowledge and skill in this role.

Through your desk assignments, you’ll develop a solid understanding of the global markets, building your communication, quantitative and analytical skills. You may:

- Research industries or products, reporting summary information to your team
- Monitor markets and help formulate trade ideas
- Perform various analyses on fundamental and technical data
- Attend client meetings or calls with traders, salespeople and research colleagues.

If you really impress us, this could be the beginning of an incredible career. We invite top-performing, eligible Off-Cycle Analysts to join us as full-time Sales and Trading analysts after graduation.

**Markets at Barclays**

Markets is the financial barometer of world events at Barclays. So, every day is different and it’s a challenging, fascinating place to build a career. We help institutional investors to identify market opportunities, manage risk and generate returns for their portfolios. Our teams provide market insights, execution services and tailored risk management and financing solutions to our clients; we help them protect their capital and make the most of their assets. And, as one of the largest investment banks in the world, we offer a full range of products and services across every type of investment market.

**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. Language requirements: fluent in English and Spanish, desirable in German, Italian, French.

Ideally, you’ll have a keen interest in business and finance with a curiosity to learn.

We value resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit, all of which might be showcased through your involvement in extracurricular activities.

**Barclays Europe**

We’ve had a presence in Europe almost as long as there’s been a Barclays. So, we’re building on solid foundations, leveraging our embedded talent, in 10 locations across the region allowing us to draw on a wealth of local and regional insight.

**Working in Madrid**

Our office in Madrid delivers informed strategic advice, comprehensive financial solutions and risk management services, creating sophisticated strategies customised to meet our clients’ needs.

**Purpose of the role**

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the markets division providing insights and expertise that help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

**Accountabilities**
- Execution of small research projects, research to support strategic decision making, preparation of presentations and reports to communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for the global markets division.
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
- Participation in training and development programmes to enhance skills and knowledge.
- Identification of opportunities, development of business cases, management of the deployment and launch of new products and services for the global markets division.
- Management of the development and implementation of financial models and strategies that support in decision making in the global markets division.
- Training and mentoring of junior colleagues.

**Analyst Expectations**
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within