Graduate Programme - Corporate Banking Markets

targetjobs UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK banking institution offers a Graduate Programme that spans two years and four rotations across key banking hubs including London and Edinburgh. The program provides hands-on experience in corporate banking, focusing on both client-facing roles and financial modelling, while pursuing professional qualifications. Graduates will earn a competitive salary and develop essential banking skills to shape their careers.

Benefits

Global Credit Certification training provided

Flexible working hours and hybrid model

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge, understanding, and technical skills aligned to the role.
• Strong behaviours and values will be assessed through the application process.

Responsibilities

• Join high-stakes client meetings and learn stakeholder management.
• Create client-facing packs showcasing banking solutions.
• Support financial modelling in deals and analyse ESG risks.

Education

Relevant professional finance qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Work with the companies everyone else talks about. At Lloyds Banking Group, we serve corporate and institutional clients with strong UK ties, funding big infrastructure, housing and manufacturing projects, supporting higher education and regional development, and helping clients navigate the changing world of finance. We’re specialists in transaction banking, debt financing, risk management and ESG advisory, investing in new products, digital trade solutions and capital markets growth while improving client experience and building innovative offerings that help customers make responsible, sustainable choices. As a CIB Graduate, you’ll be in the room, learning how deals are made and how strategy unfolds.

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 a stint in Frankfurt). Think of it as a guided tour through the most fascinating corners of corporate and institutional banking.

Your first taste of CB&M life

In Your Coverage Rotation you might

• Join high-stakes client meetings, pick up stakeholder management skills and learn how to build trust fast.
• Create slick, client-facing packs that showcase our solutions.
• Deliver strategic review presentations—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.

Your risk and product rotations could involve:

• Supporting financial modelling to shape the future of a deal.
• Contribute to Deal Screening Committees, weighing which opportunities should fly.
• Analyse ESG and reputational risks, proposing ways to solve them.
• Handle client queries across two portfolios while juggling tight deadlines.
• 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.

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.

Who you’ll meet

You’ll work with senior leaders, specialist teams and top-tier clients, gaining an insider’s view of how the UK’s biggest banking decisions are 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.

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.

Requirements

What you need to apply

• While we do not require a minimum degree achievement, we strongly recommend the ability 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.

Locations

This is a rotational programme across various UK locations including London, Birmingham and Edinburgh plus other strategic locations. You’ll need to be adaptable. 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, and some roles are five days per week.

Opening and Closing date

Applications for our Corporate Banking and Markets Graduate Scheme open on 24 September 2025. 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.

How to apply

Our application process is designed to help you shine. We want everyone to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. Find details, including stages and tips for success, on our how to apply page.

Locations: Rotational Programme across key business hubs of London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and other strategic locations.

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.