Banking Graduate Programme 2026 Madrid

Overview Barclays Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain. Join the Banking Graduate Programme 2026 Madrid. This programme offers training and support to recent graduates to shape their careers in investment banking. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life. If you’re curious, creative and ambitious, this is a world in which you can belong.

Graduate Programme Overview If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate, join us to unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. You’ll receive training and support to help you make your mark, and you’ll contribute to determining how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success.

Why the Investment Banking Graduate Programme? In our Country Coverage, Sector and M&A teams, the Investment Banking team builds and maintains relationships with clients, understands their needs and financial goals, and proposes investment banking solutions for clients and their companies.

The chance to make an impact As a Banking graduate, you will work with our Coverage and Mergers & Acquisitions teams. You’ll help answer our clients’ most strategic questions, delivering holistic, structured solutions through mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, structured solutions or risk management. After several weeks of intensive training, you’ll join one of our industry, product or geographic groups and start working on live deals and business development projects. In small deal teams, you’ll play an important role on a variety of assignments.

You may work on Financial analysis and modelling

Valuation

Industry research

Business evaluation and strategic assessment

Business and idea generation

External and internal stakeholder communication

Programme details 2 year targeted, fast-track programme focused on developing specialist technical expertise.

Investment Banking at Barclays Barclays is one of the world’s top-tier investment banks, with a global presence and a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and responsible finance. We provide advisory, capital raising, financing and risk management services to corporations, governments and financial institutions worldwide.

Who we're looking for To be considered for this programme, you must be motivated and curious with a degree or expected degree in any area. Language requirements : fluent in English and Spanish. Ideally you will have an interest in business and finance, a good work ethic, and be keen to learn and develop your skill set.

Barclays Europe We have a long-standing presence in Europe across multiple locations, drawing on local and regional insight.

Working in Madrid Our Madrid office delivers strategic advice, financial solutions and risk management services tailored to meet client needs.

Purpose of the role To participate in the day-to-day activities of the investment banking division, gain broad exposure to different clients and transactions, and focus on specialist areas.

Accountabilities Collaborate on live deals and client pitches, advise on a broad range of corporate clients, delivering holistic, structured solutions to achieve 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, manage deployment and launch of new products and services for investment banking.

Maintain client relationships and provide service, responding to questions about products and processing transactions.

Develop and implement financial models and strategies to support decision making in investment banking.

Train and mentor junior colleagues.

Analyst expectations Perform prescribed activities in a timely, high-standard manner, driving continuous improvement.

Demonstrate in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area.

Understand underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.

Lead and supervise a team or develop technical expertise as an individual contributor; escalate issues as needed.

Demonstrate leadership behaviours where applicable and collaborate with other functions and stakeholders.

Take responsibility for end results, risk management, and adherence to policies and regulations.

Maintain understanding of how the sub-function integrates with the wider organisation and products / services it offers.

Communicate complex information effectively and build external networks.

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

Seniority level Associate

Employment type Full-time

Job function Finance and Sales

Industries : Banking and Financial Services

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