Graduate Program in CHF Bond Trading (24 months)

As a Graduate Trainee, you will deepen your knowledge regarding the business line you are working in and the bank in general to gain experience and seniority to be able to participate to the commercial objectives of the relevant business line. You will be part of the team and become responsible for various tasks to contribute to the team objectives.

Start date of the program will be 29th August 2022 to join the onboarding and training weeks in our London Branch.

Description Of The Assignment

Main tasks:

• Active participation in trading in close collaboration with the traders
• Stay on top of market trends, company news and macro developments
• Researching issuers using internal and external sources as well as participating in research updates and investor calls
• Analysis and management of interest rate and credit risk
• Negotiation, trading and booking of securities lending & borrowing transactions
• Booking of bond trades and troubleshooting settlement issues
• Improving processes and spreadsheets

Searched profile

Required skills and experience:

• Recently graduated from University in Banking/Economics/Finance
• Strong interest in the area of Finance and Capital Markets
• Previous work experience (internship) across asset classes including equities, fixed income, credit, commodities as well as alternative investments and/or consulting preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, fluency in German (understanding Swiss-German) and English (our primary working language), French is an advantage
• Self-motivation combined with a strong team spirit
• Ability to set priorities, be flexible, well organized and enjoy working in a dynamic and international environment

Behavioural competencies

• Ability to collaborate/ Teamwork
• Ability to deliver / Results driven
• Adaptability
• Client focus
• Communication skills – oral & written
• Critical thinking
• Active listening
• Organizational skills
• Resilience
• Proactivity

Transversal competencies

• Analytical Ability

Business competencies

• Financial Markets
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office (Excel in particular), VBA knowledge is an advantage

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

We are moreover convinced that Equity and Diversity definitively foster creativity and efficiency which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

We pride ourselves in preventing from any kind of discrimination and need our employees to handle this responsibility as their own duty

Primary Location

CH-ZH-Zurich

Job Type

Fixed Term

Job

FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent (> 4 years)

Experience Level

Beginner

Schedule

Full-time