Job Description:
Financial Markets Graduate Programme - 2026
Our Markets team helps clients navigate complexity, seize opportunities, and manage risk across asset classes. From foreign exchange and interest rates to debt securities and commodities, we deliver bespoke solutions that power global trade and investment. Financial Markets sits at the heart of our Corporate and Investment Banking business, connecting clients to the capital they need and the opportunities that drive growth.
About the Graduate Programme – how you’ll learn and grow
Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. From day one, you’ll build the skills that matter – through real-world projects, mentoring, and tailored learning journeys. Our 12-month graduate programme is designed to accelerate your development and set you up for long-term success. You’ll benefit from:
- Structured learning: Classroom training combined with hands-on experience
- Global collaboration: Work with diverse teams and experienced leaders
- Skill development: Build technical expertise and professional capabilities
Where you could work
During the assessment process, we’ll help you explore which of the following areas best match your strengths and interests:
- Sales: Build trusted relationships with institutional clients and deliver investment strategies tailored to their goals. Collaborate across teams to execute trades and manage risk.
- Trading: Make markets and manage positions across asset classes. Use data, analytics, and instinct to navigate volatility and drive performance.
- Structuring: Design and price complex financial products. Combine quantitative modelling with commercial insight to deliver innovative client solutions.
- Financing Risk: Structure and distribute financing deals that support sustainable growth. Manage risk exposure and ensure regulatory alignment.
- Research: Deliver differentiated insights across macroeconomics, FX, credit, ESG, commodities, and geopolitics. Help clients and internal stakeholders make smarter decisions.
Bring the skills and we’ll help you build your career
We believe that diverse skills drive innovation, which is why we welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. You’ll be:
- A final-year student, graduating by July 2026
- Legally eligible to work full-time in the country you’re applying to.
- A team player with strong academic performance and extracurricular achievements.
- Analytical, numerate, and detail-oriented.
- Adaptable and resilient in fast-paced environments.
- Curious about global markets and driven to make an impact.
For technical roles, we particularly value backgrounds in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics.
Key Dates
- Assessment Centres: December 2025/January 2026.
- Start Date: July 2026.
Exceptions
- UK & UAE: Candidates requiring visa sponsorship will be considered.
