Corporate Banking & Markets Graduate Scheme 2024

Our mission is Helping Britain Prosper. One way we do that is by looking after the financial needs of UK-based businesses across the nation and around the world, acting as a leading debt provider and trusted advisor when it comes to risk management and transaction banking.

Our Corporate and Institutional Banking division supports FTSE 100 companies and global financial institutions who have a strong UK connection to invest locally and trade globally. We help clients optimise their daily transaction banking, better manage their risks, become more sustainable, and design industry-leading products and services.

Right now, we're looking for the next generation of talented people to join the team and help us prepare for whatever the future brings. And the good news is, you don't need a banking or finance-related degree. As long as you are keen to make a difference and have the determination to thrive in our fast-paced, yet supportive environment, we want to hear from you.

Join our Corporate Banking & Markets graduate programme and you’ll develop a broad range of technical markets, commercial product and relationship management skills that will enable you to build a long-term and rewarding career

Is our Corporate Banking and Markets graduate scheme for you?

Keen to make a difference to large global corporations? Curious about what drives the economy? Passionate about developing technical skills and product knowledge? If this sounds like you, this scheme could be the right choice.

From day one, you’ll learn from world-class teams and support some of the largest and most high-profile clients our Group works with. You’ll gain the multi-faceted knowledge you need to understand financial markets and succeed in corporate and financial institutional banking. And you’ll be valued for your perspective and have real responsibility from day one.

You’ll also get unlimited opportunities to be innovative, think critically and add real value to our business. Which includes supporting our role in creating a more sustainable and inclusive society. As a Group, we have bold aims to increase our diversity and make this a place where everyone can be themselves

What you'll learn on the Corporate Banking and Markets graduate scheme

Over the duration of the graduate programme, you’ll work in a variety of teams to support our clients with their debt financing, risk management, securitisation, foreign exchange and transaction banking needs.

Through your first three placements you’ll gain experience in client facing, product specialist and risk roles. For your final rotation, you’ll choose your specialism in a range of relationship, market or product roles. On completing the scheme, you’ll have the platform and the confidence to take your career in the direction of your choice.

You’ll receive a range of training, including an invitation to an intensive training programme before you begin. This will give you a supportive environment to gain the foundation you need to succeed in the business, allow you to meet fellow graduates and mentors, and get you off to a strong start. We’ll also support you to work towards a professional qualification to further your personal development.

Throughout the scheme, you’ll see how we’re building digital innovation into everything we do and focused on creating sustainable options for our clients and colleagues within the Corporate Institutional Bank. You’ll also grow an encouraging network of peers and colleagues, who are as passionate about learning as you are. Above all, you’ll get a good idea of where you’d like to specialise and further develop your career.

You’ll be based at one of our hubs in London, Bristol, Birmingham or Edinburgh for the duration of your scheme. There is the option to complete one of your six-month placements at a different UK or international location, although we can’t offer any financial support to help you relocate and you would be expected to return to your main hub after that placement.

The work you could be doing

• Meeting with clients to understand their financing, transactional and risk management needs and how we can support them
• Supporting deal teams by helping to pitch for business, developing leads and supporting on deal execution
• Working on transactions within a team of experts and identifying a range of products and solutions to meet the needs and ambition of our clients
• Using data analytics to inform insightful conversations with clients
• Monitoring market opportunities, identifying trade ideas and undertaking financial analysis
• Developing business cases for investment and product innovation and supporting with pricing and commercialisation activities
• Supporting our work to help break down barriers to build a more inclusive society

What you need to apply

• A 2:2 degree or above in any subject area from any university in the world.

Locations

You’ll be based at one of our hubs in London, Bristol, Birmingham or Edinburgh for the duration of your scheme. There is the option to complete one of your six-month placements at a different UK or international location, although we can’t offer any financial support to help you relocate and you would be expected to return to your main hub after that placement.

This scheme supports hybrid working, which means you can be flexible, working a minimum of two days per week in the office and the rest at home.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.