Global Banking Graduate Programme | HSBC Holdings plc (2024)

You’ll rotate across the relationship banking teams within Corporate and Institutional Banking and spend time in product teams.

Together with other teams like trade finance, cash management, capital markets investment banking, and markets and securities services, you’ll manage client relationships and conduct analysis on profitability, risks and other factors involved in transactions.

You’ll support relationship bankers and broader coverage teams across products and geographies, and work with product partners and other HSBC functions such as legal, credit, and risk.

You’ll be responsible for researching and understanding clients for the purposes of developing business and managing risk.

You’ll learn how we incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance considerations into our client solutions, ranging from sustainable supply chains to raising green bonds.

A day at work may include creating client presentations ahead of strategic meetings and pitches; preparing credit papers; analysing client information; supporting client strategic reviews; and client planning.

Following your successful completion of the programme you’ll have the opportunity to build a long-term career through a breadth of roles across different teams, sectors, products, and geographies.

You’ll work in a dedicated team focused on specific transactions, product, or market sectors in your region, to determine the best strategic solutions clients’ needs.

You’ll work within one of our core client facing teams, including Advisory and Investment Banking Coverage, Capital Markets, Real Assets, and Structured Finance and Issuer Services. And you’ll have the option of rotating to different teams.

You’ll prepare and review materials used in delivering our tailored financial and advisory solutions to clients, including investment documentation, management presentations, and pitchbooks by thoroughly researching market conditions, current events and future developments.

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how various types of financial models are used for mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing transactions.

You’ll also perform various valuation methods such as comparable companies, precedents, and Discounted Cash Flow.

You’ll complete due diligence, research, analysis, and prepare documentation for live transactions. You will have the opportunity to meet with clients to help develop our relationship with them, as well being involved in the execution of any ongoing transactions.

Following your successful completion of the programme you’ll have the opportunity to build a long-term career through a breadth of roles across different teams, sectors, products, and geographies.

You’re interested in financial markets and proactively take opportunities to satisfy your intellectual curiosity.

You’re a team player who uses interpersonal skills to build strong relationships, communicate effectively and influence opinions.

You’re a problem-solving self-starter who knows how to prioritise and manage your time effectively.

You catch the details and read the fine print. Analysing data and situations excites you because you never stop asking, ‘Why?’

You’re intellectually curious and have a keen interest in financial markets. You prioritise with ease and commit yourself fully to tasks.

You learn fast and thrive working in a fast-moving environment that can demand challenging outputs and timelines.

Details don’t escape your attention. Teamwork and collaboration are how you work. Communicating clearly and concisely is how you make your views and opinions known.

You’re a strategic and logical thinker that likes to analyse data and situations.

You’ll learn how to analyse a company using accounting fundamentals and benchmarking; produce product overviews; conduct Credit analysis; and forecasting the business while gaining insights into trade finance and lending.

You’ll receive training in market data, and training specific to the team you’re working with, such as Market data tools and HSBC proprietary tools.

You’ll hone your relationship-building and presentation skills and develop a first-hand understanding of our products, services as well as market and industry knowledge.

You’ll have plenty of opportunities for continuous learning and people to support you during your time with us so that you’re well prepared for your future. Read more about the support you'’ll get.

You’ll learn to analyse companies by using accounting fundamentals and benchmarking. You’ll also learn about product overviews, the corporate lifecycle, modelling, valuation, accounting fundamentals and further financial analysis relevant to your team.

You’ll increase your knowledge and experience in executing transactions and learn how to work closely with clients to understand their long-term strategic goals and deliver tailored financial and advisory solutions.

You’ll develop stronger negotiating skills, and gain confidence through experience of working closely with clients.

You'll have plenty of opportunities for continuous learning and people to support you during your time with us so that you're well-prepared for your future. Read more about the support you’ll get.

Life on the Corporate Banking programme

Tina is developing her skills in relationship management with clients across different sectors. She loves HSBC’s supportive and inclusive environment where she can ask any questions and give her suggestions.

Life on the Issuer Services programme

As a child, Helen always imagined herself working in a bank. Now she is learning all about capital market products through job rotations, on-the-job learning, her mentors and the people she works with around the world.

Life on the Investment Banking programme

By working in finance, Adam is getting exposure to all sorts of industries. He feels encouraged and supported to speak up about the direction he wants to take his career in.