End Date

Saturday 25 October 2025

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Salary Range

£45,000

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Before you start your application, please note alternative formats are available on request. Please contact us by emailing lloydsbankinggrouptalent@peoplescout.co.uk or calling on 0345 330 4576. If emailing, please tell us how you would like us to respond - we can email back or call you to discuss any requirements or concerns you might have. We will get back to you as soon as we can but during busy times, it might take up to 5 working days (Don't worry, this won't affect your progress in the application process)

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Job Description Summary

Prior to submitting your application, please visit our early careers website to find out more about the schemes we offer and the recruitment journey: www.lloydsbankinggrouptalent.com.Our graduate schemes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can.If you have any questions, please do contact the team at lloydsbankinggrouptalent@peoplescout.co.uk

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Job Description

Work with the companies everyone else talks about
At Lloyds Banking Group, we serve some of the largest corporate and institutional clients with strong UK ties. We’re talking big. Really big. Generally those with a turnover above £100m.
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From our bases in the UK and the USA, we’re their go-to for funding big infrastructure, backing major housing and manufacturing projects, supporting higher education and regional development, and helping them navigate the fast-changing world of finance.
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We’re experts in transaction banking, debt financing, risk management and ESG advisory. And right now, we’re investing in new products, digital trade solutions and capital markets growth - all while improving our client experience and building innovative offerings that help our customers make responsible, sustainable choices.
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As a CIB Graduate, you won’t just hear about the big deals. You’ll be in the room, learning how they’re made and seeing the strategy unfold.
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Two years. Four rotations. Unlimited learning
Over two years, you’ll take on four placements across our hubs in London, Birmingham, and Edinburgh, with the chance to explore other strategic locations (and maybe even a stint in Frankfurt). Think of it as a guided tour through the most fascinating corners of corporate and institutional banking.
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Your first taste of CB&M life
In your coverage rotation, you might:
• Join high-stakes client meetings, picking up stakeholder management skills and learning how to build trust fast.
• Create slick, client-facing packs that showcase our solutions.
• Deliver strategic review presentations - complete with case studies - to celebrate wins and set next-step action plans.
• Make senior management pipeline reports more visual and insightful.
• Design one-page growth strategy templates to spot opportunities for strategic accounts.
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Your risk and product rotations, you could get involved with:
• Supporting financial modelling to shape the future of a deal.
• Contribute to Deal Screening Committees, weighing up which opportunities should fly.
• Analyse ESG and reputational risks, proposing ways to solve them.
• Handle client queries across two portfolios while juggling tight deadlines like a pro.
• Sustainability-focused - diving into ESG opportunities that help clients make responsible choices.
• Product & Risk-driven - getting under the skin of our lending, credit and transactional banking solutions.
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Learn. Apply. Repeat
You’ll work towards your Global Credit Certification (GCC), plus any other training that fits your placements and ambitions. Along the way you’ll:
• Build commercial awareness and technical skills.
• Learn directly from relationship managers, traders and product specialists.
• Join your fellow grads in running events, from client networking to socials that bring the team together.
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Who you’ll meet
You’ll work with senior leaders, specialist teams, and top-tier clients - getting an insider’s view of how the UK’s biggest banking decisions get made. You’ll also see how we’re investing in infrastructure, trade digitisation, ESG growth and capital markets to keep our clients (and ourselves) ahead of the curve.
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Your future. Fully loaded
You’ll earn a great salary while building the skills, knowledge and network to go anywhere in corporate and institutional banking. By the end, you’ll understand the players, the products and the markets. Ready to specialise, lead projects, or take your career global.
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Qualifications
Study for a relevant professional finance qualification such as Global Credit Certification (GCC) with the opportunity to take a further qualification in the second year of the programme. Training and costs are all taken care of.
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Benefits
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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Requirements

What you need to apply

• While we do not require a minimum degree achievement, we strongly recommend the ability to be able to demonstrate sound knowledge, understanding and technical skills aligned to the role. Some aspects of this, alongside behaviours and values, will be assessed through the application process.
• We are unable to offer sponsorship for this programme, and you must have full, unlimited right to work in the UK.
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Locations
This is a rotational programme across various UK Locations including London, Birmingham and Edinburgh plus other strategic locations. You’ll need to be flexible. There’s potential for relocation with our hybrid working policy, all colleagues are expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in the office, some roles are five days per week.

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