Company Purpose:
Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.
Our employer promise is built around three pillars:
- Being a great place to work
- Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
- Being dedicated to the development of our people
Business Area
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions. The Front Office Internship is part of either the Global Banking or Global Markets business lines.
Global Markets is BNP Paribas’ capital markets business within the Corporate & Institutional Bank (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes, and industry-leading services for clients including Institutionals, corporates, private banks and retail distribution networks.
GM Steering ensures the smooth delivery of Global Markets’ strategic objectives as we enter our next phase of growth and transformation. GM Steering acts as the connective tissue across the organization, orchestrating a diverse ecosystem of transversal teams within Global Markets, COO, Quant Research, the Chief Conduct and Control Office, AI & the GM Lab, Strategy & Strategic Oversight, Regulatory and Public Affairs, Strategic Investments, Marketing, Communications and Client Access, among others. By fostering seamless partnerships with the Global Business Lines (GBLs), Regions, and the GM Client Group, GM Steering ensures Global Markets operates as a cohesive, dynamic, and high-performing global entity.
Job Purpose
Within the GM Steering organization, the GM Risk and Resources Platform team is dedicated to delivering a unified, end-to-end platform that powers daily trading decisions, risk management tools, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance. By translating the GM 2030 ambition into a concrete roadmap, the team ensures that risk and resources platform evolves in lockstep with market, model, and regulatory changes.
WHAT THIS INTERNSHIP REPRESENTS FOR YOU
- A diverse role involving direct engagement with risk management experts and global stakeholders within the GM Steering ecosystem.
- The opportunity to build a professional network across BNP Paribas, working with teams ranging from APAC to the Americas.
- Exposure to the Bank’s core products, including Capital Markets and Financing.
- A chance to apply academic training in risk management, data analysis, and financial theory to real-world scenarios.
Key Responsibilities
INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working closely with the GM - Risk and Resource Platform, the CDO, Quant Research, IT, and Risk teams, your tasks will include:
- Developing and enhancing dashboards in a light IT environment to improve data visualization and analysis.
- Automating processes to reduce operational risk and increase efficiency.
- Supporting the optimization of the Front-to-Finance chain and the upgrade of the Risk Management platform.
- Helping drive the adoption of new technologies within Global Markets trading perimeters, including the practical application of LLMs and prompt engineering to improve workflow automation.
- Collaborating with Quantitative Research and GM IT to implement practical data management solutions.
ROLE COMPETENCIES
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly, both in writing and verbally.
- A client-centric mindset with a focus on continuous process improvement.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize information from various sources.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Proactive approach to learning and a willingness to take initiative on new topics.
Requirements
- Currently studying for a degree in Engineering, Financial Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Sciences, Economics, or Econometrics.
- Knowledge of financial products (e.g., bond pricing, option pricing, or Greeks like Delta, Vega, Gamma) is a plus.
- Strong interest or experience in data analysis tools, specifically Python.
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools and an interest in prompt engineering to solve technical or data-driven problems.
- Fluency in English is required.
Conduct
- Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.
- Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks.
- Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues.
And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).
PLEASE NOTE
- You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area.
- Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
- Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.
Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.
Location:
London
Duration:
11 months
A bit more about why you should join us
1. We’re a great place to work
We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)
We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:
- Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
- Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
- Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
- Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
- Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.
* Subject to relevant caps
2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.
For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.
But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
3. We believe in our people
We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.
We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally.
Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:
- Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
- Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
- Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.
Equal Opportunities
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Adjustments
We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.
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