Strategic Solutions & Advisory Internship Program 2027

Nichols College; Dudley (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered invites applicants to its Strategic Solutions & Advisory Internship Program 2027, a ten-week, skills-first experience designed to tackle real business challenges. You’ll work across the SAS team, gaining exposure to capital structure, financing and sustainability decisions.

Join a global advisory platform and develop technical, professional and behavioural skills with mentors and leaders, while building networks and advancing toward a graduate role.

Qualifications

• Ownership mindset and initiative to take on new challenges.
• Critical thinking and sound judgment for problem solving.
• Ability to learn quickly and stay curious.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration with others.
• Adaptability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity about how businesses and markets connect and grow.

Responsibilities

• Work on real business challenges during the internship.
• Gain insight into how to support clients, facilitate trade and finance growth across markets.
• Learn from mentors, managers and senior leaders within a global network.

Job description

Strategic Solutions & Advisory Internship Program 2027

and the job listing Expires on September 30, 2026

The Strategic Advisory & Solutions (SAS) team is a global advisory platform within Corporate & Investment Banking. They partner with corporate and financial institution clients across multiple sectors and regions to deliver strategic advice on complex capital structure, financing and sustainability decisions.

Bringing together expertise across Capital Structure & Rating Advisory, Transition Finance & Advisory and Islamic Banking, SAS operates in a product and sector agnostic manner, combining deep analytical capabilities with the Bank's global network to deliver tailored, outcome-driven solutions.

With presence across all Standard Chartered's key markets, the team works closely with coverage, product and sector teams to origin opportunities, unlock balance sheet capacity and drive revenue growth for the Bank.

About the Internship Programme – howyou'lllearn and grow

Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. Over 10 weeks, you'll work on real business challenges, build future-ready skills, and gain insight into how we support clients, facilitate trade and finance growth across our markets. Working alongside colleagues across our global network, you'll develop the skills, confidence and connections to accelerate your career. For many interns, this is the first step towards a graduate role with us.

The programme will support your development through:

• A structured induction and orientation
• Exposure to our products, clients and international network
• Real projects and meaningful responsibilities from day one
• Technical, professional and behavioural skills development
• Support from managers, mentors and buddies
• Opportunities to learn from senior leaders and industry experts
• Community and volunteering initiatives.

Where you could work

During the assessment process,we'llhelp match you to the role that best fits your strengths and interests:

Bring the skills – we'llhelp youbuild your career

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, recognising that diverse perspectives drive innovation.

We're looking for people who can:

• Take ownership, show initiative and are willing to learn
• Think critically and solve problems using logic, analysis and sound judgement
• Learn quickly, stay curious and seek opportunities to grow and develop
• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with others
• Adapt and perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Are curious about how businesses, markets and economies connect and grow.

To be eligible for thisinternship, you should be apenultimate yearstudent, able to intern in June 2027, and start full time in July 2028. Youshould have the permanent legal right to work in the countryyou'reapplyingto.

You can only submit one application within a six-month period, so take time to review our opportunities and apply for the role that best fits your interests, skills and career goals.

Exceptions

• UK & UAE: Candidatesrequiringvisa sponsorship will be considered.
• UAE: Priority is given to UAE nationals.

Key Dates

• Start Date:June 2027, April in India

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

We are a super-connector for many of the world's largest companies across more than 50 markets, playing a central role in global trade, capital flows and economic growth. We work with governments, financial institutions, and some of the world's most ambitious corporates to help them expand, invest, and navigate uncertainty across increasingly complex and fast-changing markets.

What makes us distinctive is our combination of deep local expertise with an extensive and unique global network. We support clients across risk management, financing, transaction services, advisory, and sustainable finance, helping move capital to where it's needed most and supporting the real economy across our footprint.